Koz hit the note right when he said happiness is a result. an end product, or rather in his words; by-product. by product sounds like a side effect so i think end product is a more appropriate term. i hope.
with Koz's last post, he re-iterated that happiness is some kind of indication. perhaps indication of fulfillment and/or contentment?
the term contentment to me means something u're settled for. let's say u didn't achieve your lifetime ambition & life's not getting much better. but then u admit to yourself that life isn't that all bad as u fear it will be & despite all that screw-ups, u're ok & contented. may not be much but that's what u settle for. is there another meaning to it? guroth?
janggut & Koz
I think there's more to happiness than just that. Some people are very HAPPY during the journey to... But when they get there they are no longer happy; because, their joy came from the journey.
End result yes, but not completely true, because happiness can be during.
For example: I’ve bought PC games with high expectations and I was super happy buying it, installing it, and booting it up, but when it came for me to play it, I was very Unhappy with the game.