Goals Quote by Barry Schwartz Download Open image ““Happiness as a goal is a recipe for disaster.”” — Barry Schwartz ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.3 out of 5 (3 ratings) Copy quoteShare Goals Happiness
“The direct pursuit of happiness is a recipe for an unhappy life.” — Donald Campbell Copy Share Image
“Happiness is not the victory, success or accomplishment; it is what happens at the end of the day?” — M.F. Moonzajer Copy Share Image
“Happiness must be part of your everyday plan, and only you can make it happen.” — Gift Gugu Mona Copy Share Image
“Have big goals—but don’t tie your happiness to your goals. You must be happy before you attain them.” — Vishen Lakhiani Copy Share Image
“The secret ingredients to true happiness? Decisive optimism and personal responsibility.” — Amy Leigh Mercree Copy Share Image
“In this world, happiness and fulfillment are products of successfully dealing with our losses.” — Janis Thomas Copy Share Image
“Happiness is our one ultimate end. Boil it right the way down, reduce all those motivational drivers, and sitting right there at the centre… — Simon Pont Copy Share Image
“Maybe increasing the aggregate level of happiness in the world is one way to try and hold back the crash.” — Charlie Jane Anders Copy Share Image
When you rely on incentives, you undermine virtues. Then when you discover that you actually need people who want to do the right thing,… — Barry Schwartz Copy Share Image
“Emotions properly trained and modulated, Aristotle told his readers, are essential to being practically wise: We can experience fear, confidence, desire, anger, pity, and… — Barry Schwartz Copy Share Image
“When asked about what they regret most in the last six months, people tend to identify actions that didn’t meet expectations. But when asked… — Barry Schwartz Copy Share Image
“If society asks more of us, and arranges its social institutions appropriately, it will get more.” — Barry Schwartz Copy Share Image
Years of research in psychology has shown that rewards and punishments can be very effective in changing behavior. But, at the same time, they… — Barry Schwartz Copy Share Image
“Being able to criticize our own certainties is often a painful struggle, demanding some courage as we try to stand back and impartially judge… — Barry Schwartz Copy Share Image
“According to standard economic assumptions, the only opportunity costs that should figure into a decision are the ones associated with the next-best alternative.” — Barry Schwartz Copy Share Image
“We give disproportionate weight to whether yogurt is said to be five percent fat or 95 percent fat free. People seem to think that… — Barry Schwartz Copy Share Image
Too little attention is paid to the dark side of incentives. They are anything but a magic bullet. Psychologists have known this for years,… — Barry Schwartz Copy Share Image
“Focus on what makes you happy, and do what gives meaning to your life” — Barry Schwartz Copy Share Image
How much does it really matter whether your child will soon be enjoying a first year at Harvard or Yale or will instead end… — Barry Schwartz Copy Share Image
What I look for in any book is an argument, based on evidence, that changes the way I think about something important. — Barry Schwartz Copy Share Image
I always say there are two things to be successful. The first is decide exactly what you want - set your goals - and… — Brian Tracy Copy Share Image
The costs of the Bush-Obama wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are now estimated to run as high as $4.4 trillion - a major victory… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
Before I debuted, it was my goal to make my debut, and afterwards, I aimed at winning champion titles on television music shows, and… — Hyuna Copy Share Image
I don't really like too much credit. I know nobody's going to believe this, but I'd rather be able to score goals and nobody… — Bradley Wright-Phillips Copy Share Image
Leo, Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar, Eden. Every year, you look at their numbers - score goals, assists, minutes - to see they play very well. — Pedro Copy Share Image
“So Jace is my actual family," Kit said. "But I can't go live with him, because him and his hot girlfriend are going off… — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
The goal of spiritual practice is full recovery, and the only thing you need to recover from is a fractured sense of self. — Marianne Williamson Copy Share Image
“Achieving mental harmony is one of the greatest goals and experiences in life.” — Kambiz Mostofizadeh Copy Share Image
I don't think about the press or the crowds or the other leaders of the race. The focus is only on myself. As soon… — Magdalena Neuner Copy Share Image
Too many times we flitter our energy into too many goals and in the process don't achieve much. Focus is very important in life.… — Vaishali Kasture Copy Share Image
Plainly, the environment must be a living one, directed by a higher intelligence, arranged by an adult who is prepared for his mission. — Maria Montessori Copy Share Image