>>217004Happinesss is a fleeting emotion. Sure, chasing it is good but there is no such thing as eternal happiness.
Just stay true to yourself and follow your heart. I wouldn't say chase happiness but rather minimize your suffering. Like if you want to be a NEET and do fuck all but jerk off and play video games all day but your parents are always up in your shit, then find a way to live without them. You will probably have to trade one form of suffering for another, but one choice will always lead to less suffering than the other.
I say that minimizing suffering is important because if you remain in an environment of suffering, your desires will likely tend towards avoidance rather than fulfillment. Once you actually achieve that goal of minimizing your suffering then, you will likely be more open to challenging everything you know about life, and that is when the real life changing stuff happens.