The other interesting (and paradoxical) aspect is that we are happiest when others take care of us and/or work for us and therefore when we have the least responsibilities. This seriously tarnishes the image of Western Man in search of a career rich in professional challenges. On the contrary, when he is at the top of his lucrative activity, at the age of 40-50, very often with a management position, he hits rock bottom in terms of morale: this is the preferred period for burnouts, depressions, and even suicides.
The rat has been seduced, excited, manipulated, drugged, made stupid and exploited. He has been force-fed, before being starved, he has been made to dream before being deprived of sleep. At a certain point, he is cooked. The temptation is then great to use his last reserves to escape from his cage. He then begins a more than risky bet, because the only possible outcome is death.
But if instead of getting agitated, burning out his batteries and getting noticed by the experimenters, he rested quietly in his corner, hidden behind the mass of other mad rats, then he has every chance in the world of surviving for many years. Better still, with time, as he gets older, he not only takes a step back from everything that happens around him, but above all he has less and less interest in the eyes of the experimenters. So we leave him in peace.
This is what the happiness curve teaches us: it's all a matter of time. We have to let it flow. Let go. It will eventually pass. Getting agitated is useless. Consuming and working don't make us happier, quite the contrary.
It is not surprising to see that the young, who have not yet entered the job market, and the less young, who have already left it, are those who feel the best. They have time to live. They take things as they come. They live in the moment.
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As you say, consuming excessively and working like crazy does not make us happier. I often feel nostalgic for my 18-23 years, when all I was interested in was learning new things for fun, partying and chasing skirts...
As we get older, we should – so the theory goes – become more philosophical, wiser, know what we really want, get to the point and not get distracted by everything and anything. But there is theory and there is practice… Sometimes we succeed, sometimes we waste our energy on insignificant things.
Some days I feel like I've matured like a fine Bordeaux, others I feel like a Beaujolais nouveau that's gone sour.
But where have my 20s gone?
Dividinde, the more I read you the more I am certain that we are twins who were separated at birth!
Hello Jerome, Dividinde,
23 years old and yet I already feel like a wise guy among the womanizers.
My awareness of the Rat Race has also changed my perception of things, the time seems longer to get out of it.
Stay calm and keep going.
Good series!
@Brudy: Great maturity at 23. For my part, at that age I had not yet become aware of the rat race. In fact, I was even rushing into it head first...
@Jérôme: It is quite possible that we were separated at birth. After all, dividend comes from the Latin "dividendus" which means divided, shared,...
@Dividinde: I have nothing to say to you, because I don't think I suffer from multiple personality disorder... 🙂
In great shape 🙂
As sailors say: “We all come from the same sea”…
I don't know what you're taking but it seems really effective! 🙂
I only take ORGANIC: Burkhalter, Inficon and Orior.
Ah, you finally got into Orior :)
In the same genre I also bought Huegli a few weeks ago.
I love this kind of business that no one cares about!
Yes, I took advantage of the sales to buy Orior, Investis (tax-free dividend) and Mobilezone which are good pseudo-bonds. And I also strengthened Burkhalter and APG which are companies that I love.
I also have mobilezone on my radar. Interesting title.
Yes, the current valuation is more than reasonable + good potential for increasing the payout / dividend within 2 to 3 years once the debts linked to the acquisition in Germany are repaid.