In Class- Happiness Revisited

1. When do you feel most happy?- It's hard to say when I'm the most happy, because it never really jumps out at me when I am.  I'm content when I come home from work and school and get to be alone for even just a few minutes; but I'm still thinking about the next thing I have to do, or deadlines that have to be met.  I also enjoy spending time with people I like, however only in moderation.  I don't really know exactly when I was last noticeably happy.  I have never been one to get too excited, upset over small things, never really take the time to reflect on how I'm feeling.  I think I would be truly happy in a situation where their was nothing on my mind to get done, but I could just do what I want to do for a day.  In the article it talks about how people push themselves to their limits to achieve "happiness" they hope will come.  I feel similarly too thing, I feel like I have achieved the most or am happy with myself after doing through something hard.
2. The points I enjoyed most from this article were the following- happiness is not in your power nor mine, but the power come from the outside.  This point this in someways true, however I think people feel that this means they don't have to make their own happiness (it does however say we control our actions).   Ideas we have of happiness come from small events.  The best moments in our life are not relaxing, but they occur when we are stretched to the our end.  Challenges meant to test yourself are not great at the time, but become great upon reelection.   And reaching optimal experiences determine the content of life that leads to had lead to happiness.  I agree with the fact that great experiences can be hard, but they are the best moment.
3. I think I'm always on the anxiety side, but close to the flow channel.  I have always been a little high strung, it just keeps me working.  
4. The project has not changed my anxiety much.  I do find happiness in doing my project, however sometimes I become anxious when I think about the amount I have to get done.
5. Flow is optimal experience that goes between being too anxious or too board.  Flow has evolved into something people will go to great lengths to achieve.  People may do things they are passionate about that are hard, but that's how they achieve flow.  Flow is shown through evolution and development of man kind, because it improves the quality of life.