Why We Are Afraid of Being Happy

The Paradox of Happiness

Gustavo Razzetti
Fearless Culture
Published in
8 min readNov 27, 2017

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Happiness is a choice. You can hide in your shell or want what you get. Pic by unsplash.com/@so_obarey

Are you happy?

I remember the first time I asked that question to my wife back when we started dating. She was caught off-guard. Now, though she got used to me asking her if she’s happy, my wife still feels uneasy. This thought-provoking question connects us with a more profound part of ourselves.

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Gustavo Razzetti
Fearless Culture

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