Do you think we'd be happier chasing excitement or settling for quiet contentment?

A natural way to answer

I think the two aren't really opposites; the trick is balance. A life of pure excitement is exhausting and never satisfying, but pure quiet can tip into boredom. The happiest people I know seem to find contentment as their baseline and let excitement punctuate it now and then.

Key phrases to use

• wears thin — to gradually become less appealing or harder to tolerate“His charm wore thin after a while.”
• ticks over — to keep going steadily at a low, calm level“Life just ticks over nicely these days.”
• punctuate — to interrupt or break up something at intervals“Laughter punctuated the long meeting.”
• fool's errand — a pointless task that has no real chance of success“Trying to please everyone is a fool's errand.”
• running on a treadmill — working hard constantly but never really getting anywhere“Chasing more money can feel like running on a treadmill.”
• takes root — to become established and start to grow or last“Real confidence takes root slowly.”