We are wired for #survival, not #happiness.
November 18, 2025
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1:01Now PlayingWe are wired for #survival, not #happiness.
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as posted by the channelOur animal impulses push us toward comfort, fear, and short-term rewards. If we follow those impulses, we don’t get happier, we get stuck. Happiness comes from acknowledging those instincts while aiming for something higher.
The things we want in the moment are often not the things we need to build a meaningful life. The work is learning to rise above raw impulse and live in the space of aspiration, purpose, and virtue.
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