Thriving: Integrating Being Zones and Life Zones

Much has been written about happiness over the past few millennia. But what I am going to do in this short article is to change the way you think about happiness, while introducing you to two relatively new concepts: thriveability and antifragility. A lot of my work in the past few decades has revolved around exploring and propagating the power of these two fresh concepts and practices which have a direct and immediate effect on how you can live a better and more fulfilling life, while also making the world a better place.

We’ll wrap up with some recommendations on how you can develop your own personal insights into monitoring and mastering the interaction between your “Being Zones” and your “Life Zones”.

I’m going to begin by quoting a very useful summary of the 13 states of happiness from my fellow writer Hanzi Freinacht that are contained in his forthcoming book, “12”. I’ve always enjoyed Hanzi's books and posts because, like a spicy sauce on your favorite dish, he adds a certain piquancy to any serious topic with his sincerely ironic approach to life, the universe, and everything. It certainly makes a nice change from reading another fellow writer of mine here on Medium, Umair Haque, whose generally apocalyptic posts are a kind of homeopathic antidote to depression. Yet he has some important things to say, too.