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The Happiness Triangle
A three-component system for achieving sustained happiness by controlling focus, state, and story interpretation
How It Works
Works by giving conscious control over the three primary inputs to emotional experience: what you pay attention to, your internal emotional state, and the meaning you assign to events
Components
Focus: Consciously direct attention to what matters versus trivial inconveniences
State: Manage internal emotional state before entering situations
Story: Deliberately choose empowering interpretations of events
When to Use
When feeling unhappy despite external success, when reactive to circumstances, when seeking sustainable contentment
When Not to Use
During acute crisis requiring immediate action, when clinical depression is present, when basic needs aren't met
Anti-Patterns to Avoid
Example
“After being laid off, instead of focusing on rejection (focus), entering interviews stressed (state), and seeing it as failure (story), focus on new opportunities, enter situations optimistically, and frame it as redirection toward better fit”