Why you overestimate the joy of achieving your dreams | Reto Odermatt | TEDxBasel

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  • Опубликовано: 21 ноя 2024

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  • @genesis4real
    @genesis4real 5 месяцев назад +1

    The graph showing life satisfaction with age was an eye-opener. Didn't expect that trend at all.

  • @thejohntitor
    @thejohntitor 6 месяцев назад +1

    The 'if only' trap that he mentions really resonates. Even when I've achieved my 'if only' I'm still just me...

  • @faisalshaob
    @faisalshaob 7 месяцев назад

    What an eye opening statement he makes that life happiness is highest when we are young

  • @shureedouglas8682
    @shureedouglas8682 5 месяцев назад +1

    Joy doesn't come from achievements, that's pride, dignity and confidence. Joy is more like a state of being and having a good sense of dignity etc, can certainly contribute to it but I think it's more about your overall quality of life

  • @justinerather
    @justinerather 5 месяцев назад +1

    Man it's so cool that they have studies for all these kinds of things

  • @junipruit
    @junipruit 6 месяцев назад +1

    Isn't it fascinating how we always think we'll be happier in the future? Human optimism in a nutshell!

  • @harperleigh1709
    @harperleigh1709 6 месяцев назад +1

    I've never thought that my life satisfaction might have peaked at a young age and has just been adapted over time... it's making me think about my early experiences and the expectations I have for my life based on them

  • @yaeli_i_guess
    @yaeli_i_guess Год назад +73

    i don't know why people in the audience treated him like a stand up comedian, but what he's saying is very important. i had this epiphany when i spent a year wishing and praying for an academic success, and when it came, my excitement only lasted like 10 mins. then i thought about the price i paid in all those hours i spent wishing for it to happen, only for it to not bring me true happiness or change my life. so now i practice gratitude for the small things in my life, the small successes, i try to create happiness and not wait for it. achievement is good, i still strive for it, but i don't put all my eggs in one basket, i don't think of them as make-it-or-break-it events in my life.

    • @PLuMUK54
      @PLuMUK54 Год назад +8

      Perhaps they treated him like a stand-up comedian because he was deliberately including jokes. How dreadful for him had every joke been met with silence.

    • @juliehoffstafford5077
      @juliehoffstafford5077 Год назад

      @@PLuMUK54 10:42am.

    • @jonathanwalther
      @jonathanwalther Год назад +5

      @yaeli Why are you so sour? It's a serious topic, but this does not exclude laughter. And he delivered in fact some really witty slides and statements.

    • @copiumkiller
      @copiumkiller Год назад +1

      Self-love is the answer, due to the underlying reasons wishing to be super rich, famous etc. But "self-love" is not profitable for companies, so they poison minds with self-hate and position themselves as the solution. I could make a 1000+ word comment going in details, but instead I made a video about it.

    • @retoodermatt8647
      @retoodermatt8647 7 месяцев назад +1

      Thank you for sharing your experiece and for the wise advice

  • @freedomplace5239
    @freedomplace5239 8 месяцев назад

    The fundamentals of living is presence. So much easier said than done. The mind can hold you hostage if you let it.

  • @freddyparmentier
    @freddyparmentier 7 месяцев назад

    Retirement is an exciting time for seniors who are health and financially secure and many blossom and get excited about their new independence and plans.

  • @rabbit1731
    @rabbit1731 Год назад +8

    ((This too shall pass)). I endured the hardest days of my life with this comfort and yes they passed.

  • @warddouglas1982
    @warddouglas1982 6 месяцев назад

    Yes, I know exactly what he's talking about. Happiness and joy don't come from our achievements and thinking that they do means you are never satiated because there is always more to achieve.

  • @rheabarbeau457
    @rheabarbeau457 Год назад +17

    Once we know life is not going to be how we planned it we can find peace and happiness that comes our way big and small

  • @ursulayildrim
    @ursulayildrim 8 месяцев назад

    As we grow up we're conditioned to believe achieving our dreams will make us happy. Interesting that it doesn't last long and we always look for the next thing.

  • @celestialcircledance
    @celestialcircledance Год назад +2

    Emotions are transient and can be sustained which is why I think it's better to strive for peace and security!

  • @akashverma5756
    @akashverma5756 Год назад +2

    Sustained Happiness is like Horizon. It is always in sight but unreachable.

  • @marisolroman0-0
    @marisolroman0-0 6 месяцев назад

    Loved the analogy of life being like a box of chocolates. You truly never know what you're going to get.

    • @retoodermatt8647
      @retoodermatt8647 6 месяцев назад

      Thanks - credits for the analogy to the mom of Forrest Gump (played by Tom Hanks) 🙂

  • @iamfitandfab
    @iamfitandfab 5 месяцев назад

    The notion that unhappiness also has an expiration date is strangely comforting.

  • @elizabethbernard3135
    @elizabethbernard3135 7 месяцев назад

    This is really interesting!! I've never thought about the longevity of happiness.

  • @curtismartin2866
    @curtismartin2866 Год назад +2

    Happiness is an illusion. It's just something marketing people sell. If people stopped expecting to be happy, they would be a lot less anxious and depressed. The only lie bigger than happiness is love.

  • @wellbodisalone
    @wellbodisalone Год назад +1

    Happiness is found in small details.

  • @willynorris1739
    @willynorris1739 Год назад +4

    This too shall pass. Words to live by…

  • @bahloulhafssa5360
    @bahloulhafssa5360 Год назад +5

    الثقة بالله برضاه احسن طريقة لعيش حياة سليمة

  • @ErManu10
    @ErManu10 9 месяцев назад

    This is the main message of the famous Pixar film "Soul". It was very revealing for me.

    • @retoodermatt8647
      @retoodermatt8647 7 месяцев назад +1

      Nice hint, thanks - will watch it definitely!

  • @LouiePrimeTime
    @LouiePrimeTime Год назад +5

    It’s about the Journey not the Destination.

  • @florenciaconde3817
    @florenciaconde3817 7 месяцев назад

    Happiness shouldn't come from achievement because there's no limit to how much we can achieve or tell ourselves we need to. So you achieve something and you're like okay what's next? Not the best think to be linking our joy to.

  • @sivarampnr
    @sivarampnr Год назад

    There is an answer for every question in Bhagavad Geeta. Everything too shall pass...

  • @baileyondricek5041
    @baileyondricek5041 Год назад +6

    I'd be interested to learn more about the measurement tools used in this kind of research! Thanks for the insights 😊.

    • @thisisreallyverysilly
      @thisisreallyverysilly Год назад +2

      Typically surveys or journals. People enrolled in the study will keep track of their perceived happiness daily/weekly/monthly (however the study is designed) and rate it against a scale. What matters is not the absolute value of the scale but rather the changes. i.e it does not matter if I go from a 3 to a 5 or a 5 to a 7 because both of those show I got happier (in this type of study - because we are not measuring absolute happiness but rather changes in happiness)

  • @awake-not-woke
    @awake-not-woke Год назад

    Happiness is what you want

  • @CLSB-ECHO
    @CLSB-ECHO Год назад

    Yes, but so is everything else. Just focus on now.

  • @meghasingh.2570
    @meghasingh.2570 Год назад +5

    Woow❤

  • @GuentherVanRaven
    @GuentherVanRaven Год назад

    It‘s the path

  • @ikramdoc3064
    @ikramdoc3064 Год назад

    Yes too shall pass

  • @bukurie6861
    @bukurie6861 Год назад

    So love video❤

  • @dr.chalmers7923
    @dr.chalmers7923 Год назад +2

    Happiness is what you make of it

  • @BSPoK
    @BSPoK Год назад

    This is a Ted talk that can change lives ❤ .. Where is the book?!

    • @retoodermatt8647
      @retoodermatt8647 7 месяцев назад

      Would love if it does! And no book yet, but thanks for the inspiration!

  • @firuzanurlan9080
    @firuzanurlan9080 Год назад

    🔥🔥🔥

  • @thisistheperfectstate
    @thisistheperfectstate 7 месяцев назад

    This is bizarre to think about... my philosophy is to just be as happy as possible with the circumstances you're in. Look for the positives and focus on multiplying them.

  • @Earthesion
    @Earthesion Год назад

    So is it concluded that there's really nothing to look forward to in this world? That we're just biasing it and making expected happiness too high?

  • @thefirstrebecca
    @thefirstrebecca 8 месяцев назад

    Would our happiness at achieving a goal - e.g. getting married last longer if we actively celebrated our special union regularly?

    • @retoodermatt8647
      @retoodermatt8647 7 месяцев назад

      Lovely thought! Research indeed suggests that adaptation is less strong if we manage to make the achievement more salient in the long-term.

    • @faisalshaob
      @faisalshaob 7 месяцев назад

      Isn't that what anniversaries are for?

    • @retoodermatt8647
      @retoodermatt8647 7 месяцев назад

      @@faisalshaob Yes, and might be the reason why we could consider celebrating (or simply appreciating) our relationships more often

  • @stunninglymoii
    @stunninglymoii Год назад

    ❤❤❤

  • @simplysunmoon
    @simplysunmoon Год назад

    ❤️☀️🌙

  • @EVlaNika
    @EVlaNika Год назад

    Happiness is the absence of unhappiness.

  • @MR_XTEACH
    @MR_XTEACH Год назад +2

    Jaldi jaldi comments kar deta hu like milenge

    • @evadebruijn
      @evadebruijn Год назад +2

      quickly
      I could only give 1 single like
      ✌️

  • @MosesEgboro-ld2qi
    @MosesEgboro-ld2qi 6 месяцев назад

    Just don't understand the people in the audience

  • @kentondragon9263
    @kentondragon9263 Год назад

    So sad not knowing why you do what you do. 😢🤔😳🤷‍♀️

  • @phoebec232
    @phoebec232 6 месяцев назад

    omg what? no. studying the data of other peoples happiness in order to understand your own? that doesn't seem right.

  • @limatulnuha7735
    @limatulnuha7735 Год назад

    ❤❤❤

  • @MosesEgboro-ld2qi
    @MosesEgboro-ld2qi 6 месяцев назад

    Just don't understand the people in the audience