Quote of the Day

April 24, 2026 · Europe/Berlin

As long as we continue to think we will be happy in the future, we will never be happy in the moment, and that is the same as saying that we will never be happy. If we think that our lives will be better when we get that better job or retire, stay or go, gain or lose weight, or when our children grow and leave or come back, we are putting off the happiness that there is in today.

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We're all chronic procrastinators with happiness. Every "I'll be happy when..." is actually a promise we're breaking to ourselves right now. The trap isn't wanting better things—it's believing better things are required for happiness. That gap between now and someday? That's where we actually live.