@thedanbuettnerpod: Rainn Wilson asked Dan Buettner to break it down one more time, and it's worth repeating: the four things every happy life needs. Something to do. Someone to love. Something to look forward to. And something to give back. The "look forward to" part is what builds optimism and hope. The "give back" part is what keeps selfishness from quietly making us miserable. Simple on paper, easy to lose track of in practice. Which one of the four are you missing right now? #DanBuettnerPodcast #RainnWilson #BlueZones #Longevity #Ikigai #PurposeDrivenLife #HappinessHabits

Savannah-Kathrin :

Matthew McConaughey

NewYork :

That sums up life

d :

I am so lucky I have TikTok to do and love

LivAlive🏳️‍⚧️ :

if you really want to know the secret to happiness, you should look into the amygdala and the prefrontal cortex. The reason you should look into this is because it explains exactly what the amygdala and the prefrontal cortex do in the nervous system so that you understand how it will feel in your body. no thoughts are required. no reasoning is required. no critical thinking is required. this is actually how you get your critical thinking back. remember, our past is in our bodies, not in our minds. our bodies hold the key. our bodies are the one that needs attention. grounding yourself in your body is how you create happiness. all the things you mentioned will fall into place. you don't need to have that on your list on the fridge or in a notebook or in your phone to remind you because they will come naturally. The only reason people need to tell themselves they need to do this is because they are still avoiding the one thing that they need to do and that is focus on them and find out what their body and their nervous system needs.

La La La :

Matthew mcconahay or whatever lol said this when he won the oscar In Dallas Buyers club in 2014 ❤️

Ryne-O :

Love it….going to live it

Bdonna 🇨🇦 🍉 :

Basically raising my son! I'm due January 2027

patrick.e.benton :

It’s in Codependent No More by Melanie Beaty.

user7884618600459 :

All of them

Misstep :

Got none of those.

Gina :

absolutely

Sheforevafine :

Yes I agree I am happy to have all 4 in some way.

ithinkgodalot :

“Something to do. Someone to love. Something to look forward to. Something to give back.” Hold on. 😂 Put DO, SOMEONE, FUTURE, GIVE BACK, SELFISHNESS, and HAPPY in the little red wagon. “Something to DO.” What something? Anything qualifies? And if there’s nothing to do for five minutes, what happens to the one who needs doing to establish himself? 😂 “Someone to love.” Someone? Why did Love suddenly get assigned to one object? Why not everyone? Then “something to look forward to.” Uh-oh. Forward WHERE? 😂 Whatever you’re looking forward to isn’t here. So now happiness gets attached to an image of a future that hasn’t arrived. Then “something to give back.” Back to WHERE? 😂 What did you take? Who gave it to you? Why didn’t you leave it there if it eventually needed returning? Then comes, “selfishness doesn’t make us happy.” US? Who is us? How many minds were surveyed? What is selfishness? What is happy? Detective Boy has one ordinary question: if happiness requires doing, a special someone, an imaginary future, and returning something you supposedly received, where exactly is happiness right now?

kathykath_awakentolife :

I like this very much. A few thoughts to keep in your head on what you can lean into. Happy this should be our ultimate goal.

marycarini :

Mathew McConaughy’s list when he won the Oscar [Bow heart]

pod2112 :

Truth

Celin Garcia942 :

Love it

OkieDokieSmokie! :

Rainn is Amazing!

StrengthAlchemy :

Over here, loving myself and counting it

LetsPaintwithSharon :

Page :

That’s a quote from Matthew Mc Connaughy

Jeff Chupp :

👍👍👍

Jeff Chupp :

😂😂😂

trish23013 :

❤️❤️❤️❤️

Zombie Guy :

😉😉😉