Matthew AI argues that chasing charisma, status, and external validation won't make you happy. Instead, listen to what genuinely brings you joy and build your life around that, not around impressing others.
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What is it you need in order to be happy? If we're not careful, we just follow what everyone else on the outside thinks is valuable, which are often the most superficial qualities, charisma, charm, how much someone lights up every room they walk into, can dazzle a crowd, can tell a great story at a dinner table, how they dress, what their job is, how well regarded they are in the world. We look to these things instead of the things that are actually going to make us happy. We must not allow our ego to drive because our ego often wants to impress other people or to go after and get what other people find impressive. Our soul is going to be driven by what actually makes us happy. So connect to what you, you, you are optimizing for in your love life.