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Learn to complain better.

Seriously. There's a theory about learning and creating addictive games created by Jean Piaget [long story goes here]. Basically, if you don't feel the need for a change, the gut feeling that the universe is out of balance, you won't change.

It's perfectly fine to accomplish a lot and feel at ease. Being lost, however, means that there is somewhere you want to be but can't get there. Work on where that is, then you'll know more about why you're lost.

Apologies for sounding like Yoda. At some point, most all of us are happy, accomplish meaningful things, maybe take a victory lap. Yay. Contentment is the secret to happiness. You can have a happy life or a meaningful one. They're not the same thing.



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