A large Happiness, please

"Generally, people also reported being the happiest when making love, exercising or conversing. They said they were least happy when resting or sleeping, working or using a home computer." From Happiness Habit Notes.

Well, then. I score high in those three areas of reporting happiness. As a straight single male (considered about as exciting as taupe wall paint in many circles), my hardwiring generally has me seeking happiness via item one pretty much all the time. Sometimes I feel like I am back in college ramming pizza and beer with the sole intent of heading to the stadium to ogle the cheerleaders as a violent game of capture the flag plays out in the background. Later, I found out that all this endurance exercising stuff we do is simply another way to keep the body in good enough external condition to allow the slim possibility of sharing it with others. Come on, what potential mate is going to give a slob a second look? Sorry to sound sexist, but the cliche about survival of the fittest, includes this. Worse yet, is the third item on this "People Reporting Happiness" short list. Conversing. As if making love and exercising aren't already joined at the hip (sorry) most of the time dudes in my demographic spend most of their time TALKING ABOUT IT. Gimme a break. So to be happy all one needs is a squeeze, a spin bike and someone to brag to????

Puleeeeeze. This was sponsored by Maxim?

But wait, it gets better. Seems the LEAST HAPPY moments come when resting, sleeping, working or using a home computer. ARE YOU SERIOUS? Not happy when resting or sleeping? Then you aren't going hard enough, long enough or with enough intensity, brah. Working? Please allow me to be blunt here. If working doesn't bring you happiness (or fulfillment, challenge, cerebral stimulation, social interaction, reward and meaning) FIND SOMETHING THAT DOES.

Lastly is the computer thing. Folks, I never thought it would come down to this but if you are unhappy using the home computer, try this: Google

Making love,
Exercise
FaceBook.

I am also going to shimmy way out on this limb (with my chainsaw) and suggest that true happiness, as unhappiness, has nothing to do with any of the above.

(except maybe the pizza and beer)

Here is a piece on the role of focus (or lack thereof).
And another on exercise and the brain.
And one on Spirituality and Health.

Pix. Tossing the dough of happiness. Wonder what he is thinking about?