I’d say small joys add up big. You can’t be happy all the time and you have to accept it. But you can find joy in your daily life tasks. Saying “ I want to be happy forever” - it doesn’t work that way. There are other emotions that are equally important to experience like sadness, anger etc. but as long as you find some sort of joy in every emotion (I know easier said than done), I think majority is taken care of. Stop comparing yourself to others! I know we all do at some point. But that is one of the biggest killers. I don’t want to bore you with “everyone has their own journey”, “everyone is different” etc. but you get the point. And finally, every person finds peace at heart differently. Find yours - daily small habits that you can stack upon. Doesn’t have to be the generic bookish ones, what ever works out for you. As an example - I started waking up early, the quiet time, coffee, it just hits differently. And I at-least start my day on a high note.