Does Justin Kan Think Success at Your Job Will Make You Happy?

No. Twitch cofounder Justin Kan tells James Beshara on Below the Line that a future outcome will not change your baseline happiness in a lasting way. He includes a billion-dollar startup, a crowd of happy customers, and even solving a problem you care about. He says the same is true of any external circumstance, not just money. You can be very successful and still miss that. The practice he actually tested was smaller. For one week he wrote, each morning, three things he was grateful for and three things he would do to make the day good. He says he felt noticeably happier by the end of the week.