The Purpose Of Life Is Not Happiness: It’s Usefulness

(..) if you look around you, most people are pursuing happiness in their lives. That’s why we collectively buy shit we don’t need, go to bed with people we don’t love, and try to work hard to get approval of people we don’t like.

Most things we do in life are just activities and experiences(..)  But they are not useful. You’re not creating anything. You’re just consuming or doing something. And that’s great.

What really makes me happy is when I’m useful. When I create something that others can use. Or even when I create something I can use.

“The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.”