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The journey from unhappiness to happiness is a deeply personal one, and it can involve a variety of steps and realizations. It often begins with a shift in mindset, as you mentioned making the decision to focus on happiness rather than unhappiness. One key aspect of this journey is the understanding that happiness is not something external that can be found in material possessions, relationships, or achievements. Instead, it is something that comes from within. Self-reflection and introspection play a significant role in this journey. Understanding what truly brings joy and fulfillment to your life is important. It’s also essential to learn to be happy in your solitude, as this can lead to a greater sense of happiness when with others. Lastly, it’s important not to focus too much on future happiness or dwell on past unhappiness, but to find contentment and joy in the present moment. Your journey towards happiness is unique to you, and it may involve ongoing self-discovery and learning. It’s about finding what truly makes you happy and embracing it, regardless of external influences.

Rob Mack UNCOVERS: Positive Psychology and How This Improves our Happiness and Well-being

Why are you happy ? You know , like just everything I could basically discover about happiness and unhappiness . I tried to discover and little by little , I started digging myself out of this deep dark depressing hole that I had dug for myself .

Rob Mack UNCOVERS: Positive Psychology and How This Improves our Happiness and Well-being

I think most of us do that . We take a long scenic route or path to happiness , we route it through other people , other things , other places , you know , and eventually come around to realizing that even the most beautiful car most beautiful man or woman , even the most incredible job and unlimited money can't give you the one thing that you , you know , actually essentially are . Hm .

Rob Mack UNCOVERS: Positive Psychology and How This Improves our Happiness and Well-being

You know , you can say all that stuff , but you gotta , you want to say it in a way that they can , that keeps their mind and their heart and their ears open to actually receiving it and actually against it , if that makes sense , right ? In , in terms of , you know , folks that are or aren't in a relationship , you know , I kind of think of it as that of the happiness journey is like maybe a four step process . It is possible to jump directly to the fourth step because the fourth step is a cheat code , ok ?

Rob Mack UNCOVERS: Positive Psychology and How This Improves our Happiness and Well-being

The first step is , you know , it's all about happiness being what you do , right ? So when we start a happiness journey , we mostly think , look , I wanna take some trips . I want to see some beautiful women or some incredible guys .

Rob Mack UNCOVERS: Positive Psychology and How This Improves our Happiness and Well-being

That goes a little bit beyond that . But the fourth step is so at some point in your journey , you realize that happiness is not what you do because sometimes you're gonna be doing something that you thought was fun and exciting . But today it sucks .