Happiness In The Comic 'I Demand Euphoria'

Happiness is not something people can demand, it is something people find. In the comic “I demand Euphoria,” by Bill Waterson, and illustrator from drawing comics, says “ Happiness is not good enough for me, I demand euphoria.” Many people would agree with this statement, however happiness is something people have to find in life. In addition to this, the article “There is More to Life Than Being Happy,” by Emily Smith, a writer for In the Atlantic says “Happiness is about drive reduction. If you have a need or desire like hunger you satisfy it, and that makes you happy.” In other words, you can not demand happiness, you have to work for it to truly be happy when you are satisfied with your life. Another thing said in a documentary entitled “happy,” they talked about something called the Hedonic Treadmill. The Hedonic Treadmill is when you get something that you have been wanting for a long time, then when you get it, then you want something better than what you have now. That is why when you buy things for yourself, and you think it will make you happy, it will only last a few moments.

People always get mad when something does not go there way, something you could do to fix that is to make the best out of a bad situation. Dan Gilbert’s experiment at Harverd proved this point. People had two pictures,
That’s what makes that happiness last longer. Darrin McMahon mentioned someone named Mill in his article. Mill said “ those who are happy focus on the happiness of others and improving mankind.” Mill’s point is if you are happy it’s because you are helping others. Emily smith mentions Vohs in her article because he says “ People who lead a meaningful life get more joy from giving to others.” Vohs point is the people with meaningful lives are happier because they give to