When I saw the title, the song “Happiness” from the musical “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” popped into my head.
“All That Happiness Is: Some Words on What Matters” is a new book by author and New Yorker staff writer Adam Gopnik. When I saw the title of longtime New Yorker writer and cultural essayist Adam Gopnik’s slim new volume, “All That Happiness Is,” the song “Happiness” from the musical “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” popped into my head.Happiness is finding a pencil.I wondered how closely Gopnik’s vision of happiness might track with the sensibilities of the crew from Peanuts.
Gopnik draws a distinction between “accomplishment” and “achievement,” where accomplishment is rooted in an internal sense of having done something interesting and worthwhile, while achievement is rooted in external reward, having fulfilled the imperatives of the demands coming from an outside force.
“All That Happiness Is” becomes a kind of call to respect the necessity and benefits of experiencing that sense of accomplishment and how once that happens, the work necessary to garner achievements comes more naturally. If you look at the lyrics to “Happiness,” you’ll see a similar sentiment. Finding meaning in what you accomplish is the key to happiness.
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