How do you get Happy as an Audiophile?


There’s an interesting, relatively modern take on mental health called Positive Psychology. While not without it’s faults and detractors, PP has a very interesting approach. Instead of asking questions on the axis of illness and diagnosis PP asks questions on the scale of happiness:

What is it that makes you more or less content with your life and in your pursuits? How can these actions, events or states be codified and applied as general principles?

In the spirit of PP then I ask:

How do you get happy? What advice would you give an audiophile that asks "What is satisfying about being an audiophile, and what are the approaches that get me there? Do you personally know the answers for yourself? "

erik_squires

I get happy just by clicking a few switches, pressing a few buttons, and twisting a couple of dials -- and then enjoying good sounds.

Audiophile or not, I try to take a moment every day, to look around my surroundings (works well on the golf course) and just remind myself how fortunate I am.  Not to be corny about it, but let's be honest, anyone on this site aint living in a tin shack on Haiti?  Seasons greeting to one and all, however you choose to celebrate the time.  

Reading about acoustic....

And simple thinking about S.Q./price ratio analysis..

Taking anything useful from my basement to create devices...

Buying nothing after my three basic pieces of gear were rightfully chosen....

This way i feel  happier by the day....