Pursuing Happiness Vs. Living A Meaningful Life

Read this interesting article for the difference between pursuing happiness and living a meaningful life.

A few favorite quotes:

"Happiness without meaning characterizes a relatively shallow, self-absorbed or even selfish life, in which things go well, needs and desire are easily satisfied, and difficult or taxing entanglements are avoided..."

"Meaning is not only about transcending the self, but also about transcending the present moment -- which is perhaps the most important finding of the study, according to the researchers. While happiness is an emotion felt in the here and now, it ultimately fades away, just as all emotions do... Meaning, on the other hand, is enduring. It connects the past to the present to the future. "Thinking beyond the present moment, into the past or future..."

Despite the negative connotations of only trying to live a happy life, this is still one of my favorite cover songs of all time.

Lissie - Pursuit of Happiness (Kid Cudi cover)

Best Songs of 2010

It's the end of the year and time for me to review my top 10 songs. Check out last year's list for a look back. A few of these songs came out in 09 but they didn't come on my radar until after my last list.

10. Snowden - No One In Control


9. Mike Snow - The Rabbit


8. Mumford and Sons - Hold On To What You Believe


7. Civil Twilight - Something She Said


6. Temper Trap - Sweet Disposition


5. Jukebox the Ghost - Empire


4. The Avett Brothers - I and Love and You


3. The XX - Islands


2. Florence and the Machine - Dog Days Are Over


1. Lissie - Everywhere I Go

 

Honorable mentions: Passion Pit - Little Secrets, Band of Horses - Laredo, Kanye West ft. Dwele - Power, The Foals - Blue Blood, The Decemberists - Down By the Water, La Roux - Bulletproof, Girl Talk - All Day (entire album), Cheryl Cole - Three Words, Duck Sauce - Anyway, Cee-Lo Green - F&^* You

Guilty Pleasures: Far East Movement - Like a G6, Usher - OMG

So what do you think? Did I miss anything?