What makes you happy? What is your American Dream?
nickpp: You cannot be happy due to biological reasons. Happiness is a transient state, a peak, like an orgasm.Knowing that, pursuing happiness is akin to pursuing highs: a futile endeavor.You can only be comfortable. Financial comfort, emotional comfort, physical comfort. However, comfort makes you weak. Avoid it.The rest is bullshit. Consumerism & earth saving crap have NOTHING to do with happiness. Just brainwashing. Avoid that too.However, considering your field of interest and how you formulated the question, I venture to guess that is the main substance you work with. You came here not looking for answers, but just for affirmations of the things you are already thinking.