Преследвайки щастие

"The most stupid element in American constitution is that famous, you know, pursuit of happiness. No. If there is a definition of human being, it's: we are beings who systematically self-sabotage their pursuit of happiness. I believe in a spiritual sense of life. But I don't think you should posit happiness as your direct goal. If you strive directly for happiness, you ruin it. And I try to follow it. I'm a total workaholic. So if you ask me: are there - this is almost tragic, but it's literally true, - are there moments when I feel some close to happiness? Yes. When I finish a book, which I think - I'm maybe wrong - is good, the manuscript, - not then. Ah, ah, ah! Then I have to make a plan, some basic notes, what the next book will be. And at that point I can say: for a week or two, let's go off!" - Slavoj Žižek (link) против да се стремиш към щастие: предвид неуловимостта на щастието.