There is another important information towards the end of the article: different cultures have different connotations of “happiness”—high arousal positive state (enthusiasm or excitement) vs. low arousal positive state (calm and serenity). The latter can be held for a long time, the former can not.
Thus by defining hapiness as a state of perpetual excitement, you are already sowing seeds of your future disappointment with your life.
(By the way: depression can also have biological reasons, indepenent on the topic of the article.)
There is another important information towards the end of the article: different cultures have different connotations of “happiness”—high arousal positive state (enthusiasm or excitement) vs. low arousal positive state (calm and serenity). The latter can be held for a long time, the former can not.
Not only different culture. Even different age groups of the same culture have different notions.
There is another important information towards the end of the article: different cultures have different connotations of “happiness”—high arousal positive state (enthusiasm or excitement) vs. low arousal positive state (calm and serenity). The latter can be held for a long time, the former can not.
Thus by defining hapiness as a state of perpetual excitement, you are already sowing seeds of your future disappointment with your life.
(By the way: depression can also have biological reasons, indepenent on the topic of the article.)
Not only different culture. Even different age groups of the same culture have different notions.