Don’t Chase Happiness

The Search · Oct 22, 2026 · 1m · transcript

I’m big on coherence.

When something feels off, I want to understand why.

And I’m pretty good at it.

But lately, I found myself analyzing everything.

Why do I feel this way?

What happened?

What can I change?

What can I fix?

At some point, something that usually helped me started working against me.

It was exhausting.

So yesterday, I tried an experiment.

Instead of trying to have a good day, I gave myself permission to have an okay one.

Hell, I was willing to accept meh.

That was the goal.

That evening, I went to play pickleball.

It wasn’t a great night. It wasn’t a bad night either.

It was…