“The Western pursuit of happiness has become very problematic,” says organizational psychologist and behavioral scientist, Michael Rucker, PhD, author of The Fun Habit. “It’s not because we value happiness or strive to flourish, but it becomes an over-concern with the many external messages of motivation. Folks who see happiness so far in the distance end up using time for introspection to commiserate the distance between where they are and where they want to be.” More.