In 2018, I recorded 22 podcasts, wrote 8 blog posts, published 4 videos, and landed the biggest business project of my life (pulling off a year’s worth of work in just a few months). It was one of my most productive years ever.

In 2019, I did absolutely none of those things.

And it was one of the most peaceful, fulfilling years of my life.

Our culture would have you believe that the key to happiness is more, more, more. More creative output, more self-development, more introspection, more relationships, more experiences…

But what if the answer is actually in the opposite direction? In subtraction, rather than addition.

What if the constant, relentless striving for happiness is actually causing most of our misery in the first place?