Can sustainable habits and a change in lifestyle provide a way to have long term happiness?

A community of people socializing. Photo by Robert Bye on Unsplash

One of the most fundamental aspects of humans is the concept of happiness. There are various thoughts behind how to be happy, some choose a shorter painless route that is hedonistic in nature while others look at a broader aspect towards a group’s happiness such as utilitarianism. Buddhism resembles more utilitarianism out of the two…