Comments on: 2 Simple Paths to Unhappiness http://www.pluginid.com/paths-to-unhappiness/ Personal Development Blog to Plug You Into Your Identity Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:59:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: You Are Enough http://www.pluginid.com/paths-to-unhappiness/comment-page-1/#comment-1358 You Are Enough Mon, 09 Feb 2009 16:35:49 +0000 http://www.pluginid.com/?p=989#comment-1358 [...] now. The reason that we struggle with this is because we always look for things to make us happy. Read this post to get a better idea of what I’m saying here. Also, if you prefer videos for this kind of [...] [...] now. The reason that we struggle with this is because we always look for things to make us happy. Read this post to get a better idea of what I’m saying here. Also, if you prefer videos for this kind of [...]

]]> By: Karen Chaffee http://www.pluginid.com/paths-to-unhappiness/comment-page-1/#comment-1346 Karen Chaffee Sun, 08 Feb 2009 23:11:51 +0000 http://www.pluginid.com/?p=989#comment-1346 These are things I have learned...finally! But your take puts the lessons in an even clearer perspective. Thank you! These are things I have learned…finally! But your take puts the lessons in an even clearer perspective. Thank you!

]]> By: Nithya http://www.pluginid.com/paths-to-unhappiness/comment-page-1/#comment-1342 Nithya Sun, 08 Feb 2009 03:23:57 +0000 http://www.pluginid.com/?p=989#comment-1342 Hi Glen, I reached your site via your guest post on Write to done. Enjoyed your post. You are certainly right when you say that material things do not give lasting happiness. Its temporary and ephemeral. True happiness does come from within and also from contentment which does not translate into not being ambitious. I follow the philosophy that we must do our action without looking forward to or thinking of the results. What that helps us with is, to maintain our equanimity in times of success and setbacks. I'm going to leave you a comment on your guest post as well because what you wrote there struck a chord. Thanks! Hi Glen,
I reached your site via your guest post on Write to done. Enjoyed your post.

You are certainly right when you say that material things do not give lasting happiness. Its temporary and ephemeral. True happiness does come from within and also from contentment which does not translate into not being ambitious. I follow the philosophy that we must do our action without looking forward to or thinking of the results. What that helps us with is, to maintain our equanimity in times of success and setbacks.

I’m going to leave you a comment on your guest post as well because what you wrote there struck a chord.
Thanks!

]]> By: Happiness Is Better http://www.pluginid.com/paths-to-unhappiness/comment-page-1/#comment-1335 Happiness Is Better Fri, 06 Feb 2009 13:45:22 +0000 http://www.pluginid.com/?p=989#comment-1335 What you have described in this post is hedonic adaptation. It basically means that humans adapt quickly. It's a good thing for instances of sadness, but could be viewed as not good in the sense that a new Xbox will not make me happier because I will adapt to having it in a matter of weeks or less. I recently learned about this concept in the book: The How of Happiness. Great post and love you blog. I suppose I'll have to keep coming back for more :) What you have described in this post is hedonic adaptation. It basically means that humans adapt quickly. It’s a good thing for instances of sadness, but could be viewed as not good in the sense that a new Xbox will not make me happier because I will adapt to having it in a matter of weeks or less. I recently learned about this concept in the book: The How of Happiness.

Great post and love you blog. I suppose I’ll have to keep coming back for more :)

]]> By: mary http://www.pluginid.com/paths-to-unhappiness/comment-page-1/#comment-1299 mary Wed, 04 Feb 2009 14:29:24 +0000 http://www.pluginid.com/?p=989#comment-1299 Hey Glen, Awesome post and oh so true. I've been reading your blog for a while now and finally decided to leave a comment. You are a great inspiration and I am so glad I found your work. I have sent you a friend request on facebook and I follow you on twitter. keep posting, you inspire me. mary Hey Glen,
Awesome post and oh so true. I’ve been reading your blog for a while now and finally decided to leave a comment. You are a great inspiration and I am so glad I found your work.

I have sent you a friend request on facebook and I follow you on twitter.

keep posting, you inspire me.

mary

]]> By: Glen http://www.pluginid.com/paths-to-unhappiness/comment-page-1/#comment-1296 Glen Wed, 04 Feb 2009 13:25:31 +0000 http://www.pluginid.com/?p=989#comment-1296 You can't delete your Facebook, I need those pictures from Stellenbosch ;) Look forward to the post, thanks for the comment man. Look forward to seeing you again soon! You can’t delete your Facebook, I need those pictures from Stellenbosch ;)

Look forward to the post, thanks for the comment man. Look forward to seeing you again soon!

]]> By: Diggy http://www.pluginid.com/paths-to-unhappiness/comment-page-1/#comment-1290 Diggy Wed, 04 Feb 2009 08:08:26 +0000 http://www.pluginid.com/?p=989#comment-1290 Heya! So true, the desire is often so much more pleasing than the possession, except that sometimes, after a long time finally getting what you want can make you really really happy, I have that with certain things:) Ooh, and yeah Im working on my post for trading rules, will have it soon. I deleted my facebook account, too much hassle, so get hold of me on msn aight? Happy blogging! :) Heya!
So true, the desire is often so much more pleasing than the possession, except that sometimes, after a long time finally getting what you want can make you really really happy, I have that with certain things:)

Ooh, and yeah Im working on my post for trading rules, will have it soon.

I deleted my facebook account, too much hassle, so get hold of me on msn aight?

Happy blogging! :)

]]> By: ARTs Musings http://www.pluginid.com/paths-to-unhappiness/comment-page-1/#comment-1287 ARTs Musings Wed, 04 Feb 2009 01:16:45 +0000 http://www.pluginid.com/?p=989#comment-1287 It's funny that I never thought of the being unhappy in getting what I want. I guess I just haven't been there yet. There's always something new to challenge me or something new to experience. I had an interesting conversation with a friend recently. We were talking about how he rarely does the things he used to do, feels overwhelmed with responsibilities and pressure, and doesn't know how to make it better. We talked about what he used to like to do. What was interesting is that he couldn't come up with 50 things he likes to do - more difficult than it sounds. For the things he did identify, only 2 or 3 were things he currently does. That was an eye opener for him. In the last week he's started doing some of the things on that list (bike riding, reading, listening to his (obnoxious) music) and he is feeling better already! After all, it's about feeling good, right? It’s funny that I never thought of the being unhappy in getting what I want. I guess I just haven’t been there yet. There’s always something new to challenge me or something new to experience.

I had an interesting conversation with a friend recently. We were talking about how he rarely does the things he used to do, feels overwhelmed with responsibilities and pressure, and doesn’t know how to make it better. We talked about what he used to like to do. What was interesting is that he couldn’t come up with 50 things he likes to do – more difficult than it sounds.

For the things he did identify, only 2 or 3 were things he currently does. That was an eye opener for him. In the last week he’s started doing some of the things on that list (bike riding, reading, listening to his (obnoxious) music) and he is feeling better already!

After all, it’s about feeling good, right?

]]> By: Daphne http://www.pluginid.com/paths-to-unhappiness/comment-page-1/#comment-1286 Daphne Tue, 03 Feb 2009 22:44:41 +0000 http://www.pluginid.com/?p=989#comment-1286 Hey Glen, Thanks for sharing. Will work on traffic for now then! Hey Glen,

Thanks for sharing. Will work on traffic for now then!

]]> By: Glen http://www.pluginid.com/paths-to-unhappiness/comment-page-1/#comment-1280 Glen Tue, 03 Feb 2009 15:50:32 +0000 http://www.pluginid.com/?p=989#comment-1280 My other blog, ViperChill (now PluginHQ) regularly made $300 per month with only 700 subscribers. Some months at PluginID are also around that figure. of course, thats not enough to live on but with growth it will come. The main thing to work on is traffic generation, the likes of Steve Pavlina make over 50,000$ per month from their blog ($1,000 per day from adsense) and hundreds more and making enough to live. I think the next step for me is to release an eBook that others can promote for me. For example, I regularly make sales on the zen habits eBook, where Leo doesn't have to do anything but allow people to be affiliates. Everytime i make a sale, he makes a sale. Look into ways you can get the model to work for you. PluginIDS is making close to $100 per month now from adsense and the ads are in the least clickable positions. Traffic = money :) My other blog, ViperChill (now PluginHQ) regularly made $300 per month with only 700 subscribers. Some months at PluginID are also around that figure. of course, thats not enough to live on but with growth it will come.

The main thing to work on is traffic generation, the likes of Steve Pavlina make over 50,000$ per month from their blog ($1,000 per day from adsense) and hundreds more and making enough to live. I think the next step for me is to release an eBook that others can promote for me. For example, I regularly make sales on the zen habits eBook, where Leo doesn’t have to do anything but allow people to be affiliates.

Everytime i make a sale, he makes a sale. Look into ways you can get the model to work for you. PluginIDS is making close to $100 per month now from adsense and the ads are in the least clickable positions.

Traffic = money :)

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