The Secret to Happiness

Our regular reader(s) will know that despite being in existence for only a month, we have already covered the secret to happiness: https://www.highline28.com/journal/laminated-flyers-amp-the-secret-to-happiness. Cliff’s: you need to lower your expectations.

Well I’m happy to report that writers at The Atlantic are not only following this website by but stealing our ideas without attribution. From the March 2021 issue:

Strive for excellence, by all means. My God, please strive for excellence. Excellence alone will haul us out of the hogwash. But lower the bar, and keep it low, when it comes to your personal attachment to the world. Gratification? Satisfaction? Having your needs met? Fool’s gold. If you can get a buzz of animal cheer from the rubbishy sandwich you’re eating, the daft movie you’re watching, the highly difficult person you’re talking to, you’re in business. And when trouble comes, you’ll be fitter for it.

Source: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2021/03/an-ode-to-low-expectations/617801/ (“An Ode to Low Expectations” by James Parker).

Indeed, James. Might I suggest posting some laminated flyers around to get your word out as well. You’ll have to individually wrap each one.