Acharya Prashant explains that the desire to do or achieve something, whether after IIT, IIM, or anything else, arises from a perceived deficiency or flaw within oneself. We want to become something because we feel something is not right and needs to be fixed. Therefore, success does not have a single objective definition. It is about identifying what is wrong within oneself and in the world, and then dedicating oneself to correcting it. Success is working a little more than one's capacity to achieve what is necessary. If everything were already perfect, both internally and externally, there would be no need for action or success; one would simply be joyful, laugh, and play. In such a state, the need for success would not arise. When asked if both Gautam Buddha and Donald Trump could be considered successful, Acharya Prashant clarifies that success is an internal matter that only the individual can truly know. It is about whether one has fixed the deficiencies within, whether one is free from afflictions like fear, jealousy, and pettiness. Only you can honestly know if you are internally solid, strong, and at peace. Similarly, happiness has different levels. There is a lower happiness, which is merely the pleasure derived from fulfilling our biological and social programming. This is the happiness most people chase, and it is superficial, dangerous, and always followed by sadness. Then there is a higher happiness, which is the happiness of consciousness itself, seeking understanding and liberation. The pursuit of lower, superficial happiness has led to the misuse of technological and scientific progress. Instead of using our intellect for the upliftment of consciousness, we have used it to better serve our animalistic instincts. This has resulted in a culture of overconsumption and violence that is destroying the individual and the planet. Acharya Prashant points to the meat and dairy industry's devastating impact on the environment as a prime example, an issue compounded by widespread ignorance, which he suggests is partly due to a conspiracy by vested interests to hide the truth. He notes that the happiness of great figures like Buddha or Gandhi was not in acquiring things but in renouncing them for a higher cause. The solution begins with awareness and taking responsibility. People must first be educated about the consequences of their choices. The problem is not that people are incapable of change, but that they are not even aware of the facts, such as the link between animal agriculture and climate change. He dismisses the excuse of helplessness, stating that everyone has a choice. To claim one is choiceless is to be a machine. The first step is to stop doing what is destructive. Instead of a drastic U-turn, which may be difficult, one can start with incremental changes. The fundamental question everyone must ask is what is the purpose of their progress and what kind of happiness they are pursuing.