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reasons for living and how they overlap, conflict and complement

the final outcome  is that we become more happy as a result
which is the only choice we have
...not really a choice 
more a dna chemical imperative

​meaning

there is at least one book which proposes that our reason for living is the search for meaning

that is the name of the book, " the search for meaning"
​by victor frankl


that is true

 but why do you want meaning

because finding meaning
results in contentment

so your final outcome is happiness
​as with all of our goals

friends 

you want to have friends because then you 

have a future
have a purpose 
have  meaning

family




​the final outcome  is that we become more happy as a result

to be useful

you want to be useful so you can have
meaning 
future
friends 


the dalai lama says
to be happy you need to be useful
so
​ to be useful is a way to be happy

​the final outcome  is that we become more happy as a result​

to have a future

people want to have a future because then they 

have function 
have meaning 
have purpose 
​can contribute

​the final outcome  is that they become more happy as a result

to excel

some want to excel in some area

people want this because

they then 
 have meaning
have purpose
have a future

​the final outcome  is that people  become more happy as a result

romance


people want romance because it provides
 function 
 purpose 
 a future
 meaning
connection with people

romance 

romance and true love etc 
are all sought for various superficial reasons
but they eventually lead to happiness 
or that is what we hope

success 

success is sought for superficial reasons 
such as wealth social status control dominance
​but the final outcome is happiness 

discovery

it is a basic drive from infancy 
for us to seek knowledge/information
it is no surprise that this is helpful for survival
at all stages of human development
what makes us do this is the reward 
of happiness, delight, enjoyment

philosophy

to understand life is an aim many people strive for 
the final result they seek in this endeavour is contentment 
or a similar positive emotion

fitness

there is obvious benefit to dna in human physical fitness
the carrot of happiness generally follows efforts at keeping fit 
thus the endorphine release

curiosity


revenge

 
avoid death


altruistic motives:
​
be good 
make a difference
help others
help the poor 
help animals
help the environment
world peace



there is crosstalk between the different superficial  reasons we have for living
some reasons are similar
like meaning and purpose
some reasons lead to others and vice versa
having a function often leads to having friends
​having friends often leads to having function
people mostly have at least several reasons
one reason works at some times and others work at other times
but they are all aimed eventually at achieving happiness
happiness or contentment or satisfaction is our goal
the multiplicity of reasons for living 
and thus paths to happiness 
can result in conflict between different paths
and the competing paths themselves become a source of unhappiness,
since they make the search for happiness more difficult 


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  • introduction
    • emotion : definition >
      • how the mind works
      • why live
      • why be happy
    • DNA >
      • survival
      • artificial intelligence
      • the self
      • reasons for living overlap
      • behind the reasons >
        • dna extended phenotype
        • overcome adversity
      • Meaning, which makes us content
    • who are you
    • DNA the architect of mind​
    • happiness fear and humour
  • the uselessness of mystery
  • invent happiness
    • unhappiness
    • positive emotions
    • negative emotions
    • mechanisms >
      • programmed
  • failures of emotions
    • the master
    • the gap
    • the other side of the gap
    • ignorance
    • binary versus analogue
    • blindness
    • challenges
    • escalation
    • power
    • mental illness is emotions out of control
    • drugs
    • crime
  • solutions
    • simple rules
    • diligence
    • focus
    • equanimity
    • awareness
    • intuitive
    • DNA vs you
  • humour
  • fear
  • depression
  • emotion meter
  • quiz
    • quiz answer
  • religion
  • questions for you
  • Emotions are autonomous
  • moods , feelings
  • the self and beneficial AI
  • you don't know what you are doing
  • emotions as weapons
  • stoicism
  • derivative thinking
  • taming the amygdala
  • criticism
  • philosophy
  • dna directives.
  • philosophers and emotions
  • philosophers
  • dna the designer...proof
  • response to emotions
  • science and emotion
  • social behaviour and emotions
  • emotions and politics
  • conatus
  • science
  • modern socioeconomic happiness
  • free will
  • introduction
  • dopamine and neurotransmitters
  • input process output