The difference between empathy and sympathy and why it's important

[Neo-Scholastic]

For some of us, no matter how good you are at something or how much you've accomplished it never feels good enough. (The Robin Williams example was appropriate, although I prefer David Foster Wallace). No success can ever fill the void. I've been trying to figure out that void for years. Maybe that's why I say that the secret to happiness is low expectations. Doing creative work can certainly distract you, but you cannot ride that high for very long. I can't. For what it is worth, it seems to me that the worst thing someone prone to depression can do is wonder if they are happy.