[branola]

I agree that the post is mistitled and should be called Why you need side projects. The two quotes at the end of the piece support this:

“If you observe a really happy man you will find him building a boat, writing a symphony, educating his son, or looking for dinosaur eggs in the Gobi Desert.” - Australian psychiatrist W. Béran Wolfe

“Find a happy person, and you will find a project.” - Sonja Lyubomirsky

[AsylumWarden]

I haven't read the article yet, going there next, but I really like that last quote:

'“Find a happy person, and you will find a project.” - Sonja Lyubomirsky'

I think of people who often try to make an unhappy person their pet project. It would be an interesting twist to do the reverse. As a life-long pessimist I have made many happy people feel sad. Were these my projects?

[lgas]

Pessimists are people that default to expecting the worst outcome. I know happy pessimists and unhappy pessimists. People who have left a trail of many happy people feeling sad behind them are called assholes.

[sadlyNess]

I understood that quote that if you find someone working on a project, they are happy.

[mark_l_watson]

A little off topic, but: Sonja Lyubomirsky's book on happiness is great. A friend gave it to me as a birthday gift a few years ago.

[devgutt]

It´s better to test your idea if you have the optimal (or at least necessary) structure for that. I call it "company".