By seeking happiness in 3 positive ways, you can overcome any addictions in your life.
Talking Points:
- The only way to overcome addictions is by finding other sources of happiness in the three of the following ways:
- Deep human bonding. Focus on spending more time with real people, rather than on trying to connect with people over social media.
- Meaningful work. Most people don’t like their job. The answer is not to quit your job, but rather to find happiness in doing things you love outside of work.
- Sculpting yourself. Go work out at the gym, work on your social skills with strangers at a party, or practice self-control when it comes to what you eat.
- Any small improvement in one or more of these three areas can really help people eventually overcome their addictions.
Discussion:
- Initial reactions to this topic? What jumped out at you?
- What is the closest you’ve come to being addicted to something? How has that struggle impacted your life?
- When have you felt like you were lacking good sources of happiness?
- Where do you find your source of happiness now?
- Who are your closest friends and how do they make you happy?
- How satisfying does your job make you feel? Why?
- What other things do you love to do (outside of your job) that make you happy?
- What is one of the hardest things you do, but at the same time is the most rewarding?
- Is there a step you need to take based on today’s topic?
