Josh TrentIdentity Transformation Architect and award winning Host of the Wellness + Wisdom Podcast—a decade-strong show with over 750 episodes and 15M downloads.

Why You're UNHAPPY

2 Dec 2022 · 1 min

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A short YouTube talk (by Josh Trent) arguing that many modern unhappiness sources are not new but are longstanding human behaviors (e.g., envy and social comparison). The speaker emphasizes that finding a committed life partner—specifically a good woman for a man—brings fulfillment: men with spouses/children tend to be happier, live longer, and gain purpose and meaning.

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These problems that we have today are actually not new problems. It's a new environment. But if you look at old wisdom, you'll see that they talked about, you know, what are the seven deadly sins like? You know, I was having this conversation with my sister this morning. She's like, oh, you know why people are unhealthy, unhappy. That's a casual breakfast conversation. Yeah. It's like, you know, the reason why people are unhappy now is because. Yes, although we have more, they can see the next guy that has more than they do and they compare themselves. I said, that's not a new problem. Envy has been talked about in thousands of year old religions. This is kind of human behavior. We have different circumstances. Human behavior doesn't change. I think we still have to learn the same lessons. And what are the lessons a man needs to learn? Look, the reason why it's so valuable to find a good woman to be your life partner is because she makes you a man. Yeah. Men who have children and are devoted to their spouses are happier, live longer, have more fulfillment and purpose and meaning in their life.