Question

1.“I buried myself with accomplishments, because with accomplishments, I believed I could control things, I could squeeze in every last piece of happiness before I got sick and died (Albom 6).”

Answer 1

This is from the book Tuesday with Morrie by Mitch Albom.  Mitch is trying to measure happiness by counting his accomplishments, not by its quality. He is treating it like a competition. He wants to control everything in his life, making it more calculated, empty, not happy.