1. Difference between pleasure and real happiness
Pleasure is short-term fun. Real happiness is long-term and meaningful.
2. What is entitlement and how to overcome it?
Entitlement means thinking you deserve things without effort. Fix it by being grateful and working hard.
3. Should people want nothing to be happy?
No. People can want things, but shouldn’t depend on them for happiness
4. “Plant trees under whose shade you do not expect to sit” meaning
It means doing good things for others and the future, even if you won’t benefit directly.
5. Examples of things outside our control
Other people’s opinions, the past, weather, and unexpected events.
6. What is kintsukuroi and relation to happiness
Broken things can become beautiful again.
7. Who should people compare themselves to?
Compare yourself to your past self.
8. One big reason people are unhappy in relationships
Too many expectations or dependence on one person.