Quote #74,609

"Happiness doesn't just happen. It must be pursued. And if the pursuit of the 'ultimate currency' of ..." — Rachel Simmons

Happiness doesn't just happen. It must be pursued. And if the pursuit of the 'ultimate currency' of happiness helps us choose occupations that confer present and future benefit, and these choices, in turn, motivate us to succeed, this strikes me as perhaps the most powerful non-cognitive skill of all.
Rachel Simmons
Rachel Simmons Author • American
check_circle Copied to clipboard!

Topics

Happiness

More from Rachel Simmons

View All
It's not easy to let our kids be less than perfect.
— Rachel Simmons
Girlhood is often marred by schoolgirl cruelty, a grim rite of passage in which parents sometimes cruelly collude. Mothers and fathers must take a stand against petty or protracted hostility between girls.
— Rachel Simmons
Self-compassion encourages mindfulness, or noticing your feelings without judgment; self-kindness, or talking to yourself in a soothing way; and common humanity, or thinking about how others might be suffering similarly.
— Rachel Simmons
Real body satisfaction starts when you learn to see yourself for more than your weight.
— Rachel Simmons