We can reject societal pressure to always be happy by disowning these sociocultural norms of happiness: 1. Happiness is the ultimate goal in life for everything we do. Truth: it is not. 2. Our happiness is in being better than our peers and neighbors. Truth: it is not. 3. We must always be happy and positive. Truth: it is okay to feel all other emotions. We should rather redefine our success and happiness scales in terms of our relationships, gratitude, kindness, altruism, and other character strengths.