"These attempts to induce good feelings through top-down effort are self-defeating, whether they’re imposed on workers by management or imposed on yourself by your rational brain. **There’s something in the definition of happiness that requires that it arise freely; you can provide the right environment for it, but can’t force the matter**. Otherwise you (or those you manage) get caught in the psychological trap known as the double bind – the unspoken demand whereby, in the words of the philosopher [[Alan Watts]], ‘**you are required to do something that will be acceptable only if you do it voluntarily**’." --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[happiness]], [[mindfulness]], [[joy]], [[stress]], **Source** -- [[20241114100017 - B - Help!]] Consider, why can't we tickle ourselves?