• RBWells@lemmy.world
    7·
    2 months ago

    Well I am happy, but would be happier if the public transit here was good. Because the city would be so much better.

    More money would make me less anxious but I have a reasonable lifestyle already (only took a half century and 4 wage earners in the household) and am satisfied with it.

  • EnderMB@lemmy.world
    6·
    2 months ago

    My daughter to be happy.

    Also, for her to manage a single night with solid sleep, so I’m not replying to threads about happiness on Lemmy at 5am. That would also be nice.

  • taiyang@lemmy.world
    6·
    2 months ago

    To get the kids to bed and start up a video game. That’s all. That’s all it takes for me now a days.

  • That_Devil_Girl@lemmy.ml
    6·
    2 months ago

    Life stability and security. If all of my bills and debts were taken care of, I would be happy. I love my job as a welder and enjoy what I do. I look forward to the new work week on Monday morning.

    I would continue working as a welder, even if I didn’t have to worry about money and bills.

  • steeznson@lemmy.world
    4·
    2 months ago

    Since hitting my 30s I’ve started getting really invested in middle aged man shit like sports and history podcasts. It’s a cliche and basic in its own way but I’m genuinely surprised by the amount of joy these relatively simple things are bringing me. Especially when I could not have been less interested in sports as a youngster.

    • Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.worldOP
      2·
      2 months ago

      Yeah, never been a big football fan my entire life. After starting a serious career I kinda got swept up into it.

      I realized in my early 20s I do actually enjoy spectating when I started following e-sports. I was disaffected for a while when that whole space got taken over by influencers, though.

      To me it comes down to story lines. I love a great story, as we all do, and professional competition you get to see them unfold in real time. You get to root for your side as it happens and then connect with the people who were there too.

      So, hoping to expand my list of topics for small talk football seemed like an easy win. I dunno, not everyone needs social lubricant but it helps for me to have something to ease my anxiety.

      I still am a bit behind on all the mechanics but started playing fantasy and it helps get more fimilar with the players.

      People reading this probably think I’m a real doofus because this comes natural to them. For me though, it’s like discovering a whole new genre of music and getting to hear the hits for the first time.

      • steeznson@lemmy.world
        2·
        2 months ago

        I had a very similar experience.

        Comparing my TV habits to my partner’s I came to the conclusion that following sports is actually very similar to following a soap opera or reality show: you as the viewer are trying to predict the dynamics between the characters and what the outcome will be from a limited selection of possible outcomes. I think it’s the combination of it being unpredictable - you don’t know who will win - but also bounded in terms of possibilities (someone is going to win). That combination lets you kind of switch off your brain while watching it whilst at the same time being pure drama.

        Not sure if that makes sense but thanks for reading my wacky theory!

  • lepinkainen@lemmy.world
    4·
    2 months ago

    The exact amount of money I have in debts at the moment.

    If I was 100% debt free I could work 3-4 days a week with the same amount of money left as with debts.

    This would reduce stress and give me more time and energy to improve myself