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Edgar Vu · Feb 8, 2026

Delaying Happiness – The Gentle Trap We Create for Ourselves

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Vũ Thuận Phát (Edgar Vu) · Edgar Vu

Delaying happiness for the future feels logical—but it’s a quiet psychological trap. A personal reflection on living and enjoying the present.

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I once delayed my own happiness.

Not because I was lazy.
Not because I didn’t know how to enjoy life.
But because I believed that “once the future is more secure, then I’ll allow myself to be happy.”

It sounds reasonable.
But the longer I live, the more absurd it feels.

We postpone happiness the same way we postpone an appointment—always with a valid excuse, …

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