re: According to brain chemistry, it's virtually impossible to maintain happiness

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The utility related to dopamine release decreases everytime we perform an action that makes us "happy"

So in a since seeking just happiness is the path to depression and anxiety

Maybe there is more to life than being "happy"

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This is actually pretty much the First of the Four Noble Truths in Buddhism: life always involves suffering; even when times are good, there is still anxiety lurking.

The rest extend from there:
- That suffering is caused by our cravings and desires (for wealth, sex, materials, security, safety, whatever)
- Suffering can end by freeing ourselves from such cravings and desires
- Following the noble path in life will free ourselves from cravings and desires, and suffering