Happiness isn't very good for the economy.
A thought-provoking text written by Matt Haig
The world is increasingly designed to depress us.
Happiness isn't very good for the economy.
If we were happy with what we had, why would we need more?
How do you sell an anti-aging moisturizer? You make someone worry about aging.
How do you get people to vote for a political party? You make them worry about immigration.
How do you get them to buy insurance? By making them worry about everything.
How do you get them to have plastic surgery? By convincing them that their natural features are flaws that must be fixed.
How do you get them to watch a TV show? By making them worry about missing out.
How do you get them to buy a new smartphone? By making them feel like they are being left behind.
To be calm becomes a kind of revolutionary act.
To be happy with your own non-upgraded existence.
To be comfortable with our messy, human selves, would not be good for business.
Original text by Matt Haig.
I hope this has been as eye-opening for you as it has been for me.
Every day, a ridiculous amount of money is invested to ensure that we are lured into their trap.
Keep that in mind the next time you feel the urge to buy or do anything you hadn’t consciously planned to.
Great love and respect,
Ash Lamb
Thanks for sharing, Ash. You mention it’s from Matt Haig original but is it from one of his books or something else?
I think we need understand the concept of Contentment.
Enjoy what you have or who you are now while striving to become better.
We are all humans it's human nature to need more and our desires are insatiable, it's not just cooperations trying taking advantage of it but the fact that no one and absolutely no one would like to settle for less.