Analysis Of Read This Story And Get Happier Response Essay

Breydon Holtti

Dr. Alsaadi

English 110

2 February 2023

Breydon Holtti’s essay “Read This Story and Get Happier” Response

Happiness is a complex and subjective emotion that can mean different things to different people. At its core, happiness is a state of well-being that is characterized by feelings of contentment, joy, and satisfaction. Some people view happiness as a temporary emotion that is brought on by external events such as material success, a successful relationship, or a special accomplishment. Others view happiness as a more internal and long-lasting state of being that is rooted in a sense of purpose, self-acceptance, and connection with others. In an article called “Read This Story and Get Happier” written by Adam Sternbergh.

People with a strong sense of purpose often feel more fulfilled and content, regardless of their external circumstances. This sense of purpose can come from many different things, such as work, family, or volunteer work. For me, it comes from my family and my dreams. My family is a huge part of what makes me happy. When I’m sad I know I have someone to go talk to and somebody to lean on. My dreams are also a key source of my happiness. I have dreams of owning rental properties around my hometown and making a living off them. My dreams are also to travel the world, ever since I was little, I have always wanted to explore the world and see everything there is to

Sternbergh says that “College students are much more overwhelmed, much more stressed, much more anxious, and much more depressed than they’ve ever been. I think we really have a crisis writ large at colleges in how students are doing in terms of self-care and mental health.” (Santos) I think this is very true, especially nowadays. I believe that we as students are given too much work to do in such little time. All this work given to us all at once takes up all our free time and gives us so little time to enjoy ourselves and do the things that make us happy. I believe happiness is something you do to clear your head and relieve stress. Something I like to do to relieve stress and feel happy is listening to music. Listening to music makes me calm and feel at peace. Another thing I have learned to do to relieve my stress is to talk to my friends or watch some tv or something that engages my brain. I think there are a lot of reasons why some people aren’t happy and to me it’s because I don’t have time to do stuff that makes me happy. I feel like many people have different opinions on what exactly is happiness. it is different from person to person. some people it's family or friends. others it's objects. To me, it's more of being around family and