#10: WISDOM - Pursuing Happiness & Finding Your Purpose in Life

#10: WISDOM - Pursuing Happiness & Finding Your Purpose in Life

By Martin MacDonald

In this episode, I discuss happiness. I'm perceived as a 'happy all the time' kind of person despite trying to be as transparent as possible about my ups and downs on social media. ⠀

This year has been tough mentally for many people, with lockdowns; I hope some of the stuff I share here can help you in 2021. ⠀

TOPICS ⠀

00:00 - Introduction ⠀

20:38 - Perceptions of my online persona & fake happiness

22:43 - Why I think I am genuinely happy ⠀

23:24 - Finding your purpose & how this can be key to happiness

24:52 - Lockdown broke me but hard times can help you grow

25:42 - Helping others & the difference between pleasure and happiness

28:10 - Cutting out people who bring you down ⠀

29:52 - You need to stop caring so much about what other people think ⠀

31:58 - Sleep, Drugs & Alcohol ⠀

33:45 - Drinking for fun or drinking to numb ⠀

35:46 - Self esteem & understanding how much you can help others

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