Choose Growth Over Happiness

I love everything Oliver Burkeman writes. From his books (Help, Power of Negative Thinking,
Antidote and Four Thousand Weeks) to his articles in The Guardian and his not-so-regular newsletter aptly titled “The Imperfectionist.”

I particularly like his quote about making choices.


“When stumped by a life choice, choose “enlargement” over happiness. We are terrible at predicting what will make us happy. The question quickly gets bogged down to our narrow preference for security and control. Enlargement question elicit for a deeper intuitive response.”

This is something I have done time and time again, chose ‘growth’ over ‘complacency.’

This is the reason I have chosen his quote to get back into writing on LinkedIn again. I am challenging myself to write and draw 100 insights with a splash of humor.