More Effort = Easier & Happier Life

As a child I thought that the happiest lives were the laziest ones… people who were rich and could just relax all day.

As an adult, I have realized the opposite is true. The times I have done nothing have been some of the most depressing times in my life.

The harder I work (as long as I balance that work evenly between exercise, learning, finance, and social / emotional well being), the happier I am.

I rated yesterday (Sunday) a 10 on my happiness scale of 1-10. What did I do?

  • Ran 2.5 miles first thing in the morning
  • Programmed for 3 hours watching laracasts and refactoring scoretask
  • Climbed at Cliffs of id for 1.5 hours with a friend Brett
  •  Wrote a blog post
  • Took a nap
  • Worked another 3-4 hours on laracasts / scoretask.
  • Watched a movie with Laurel
  • Played rocket league for an hour

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Joel Gross

Joel Gross is the CEO of Coalition Technologies.