Chasing pleasure after pleasure makes you feel empty and unhappy. It never fulfills. Hence the depressed Wall Street traders and playboy bachelors. You will never be satisfied and will keep on looking for the next ‘high’. Ex: drinking, money, sex, gambling, unhealthy food, low quality entertainment
Doing the small things you don’t want to do now, but you know pay off in the long term make you feel in control, energized and happy. A daily dose of mental exertion brings happiness. Ex: working out, continuous learning, healthy food, meditating, giving to others
Short term pain results in long term gain.