Human beings are not actually hardwired for happiness. Your natural selection evolutionary brain only cares about survival and reproduction. So many of us mistakenly think “Oh if I have more money if I have more stuff if I’m married or whatever I’ll be happy then.” The truth is if you are miserable now you’re going to be a miserable rich person. But here’s the good news; you can have happiness or even better sustain contentment in life, but it’s not through external cravings.