This has been mentioned in comments before but it hasn't been submitted before and is worthy of a read. The quote out of The 4HWW that excitement is what we should pursue, not happiness really hit home.
Some links I found relevant while going over older HN articles:
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[ 3.0 ms ] story [ 16.9 ms ] threadSome links I found relevant while going over older HN articles:
Comment by Fallentimes quoting Tom Preston-Werner: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=338357
Source of said comment: http://tom.preston-werner.com/2008/10/18/how-i-turned-down-3...
Comment by Keyist: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=849855
Comment by jodrellblank: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1036228
Related article by Reg Braithwaite: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=589200
more: http://akkartik.name/search_results?q=existential+angst