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I do not agree with Schwartz when he states that "to increase satisfaction, allow for serendipity". I do not believe that one can "allow" for serendipity, when serendipity is defined as being brought about when not seeking something directly. Therefore, according to serendipity, if one is actively searching for satisfaction, they will not find it. Whereas, if one if just living their life, they may come upon satisfaction, or something very favorable in their lives. An example of serendipity in my own life: when I was in middle school, one of my now best friends, would always offer to carry any of my books on the way into school. We didn't talk much other than the brief thank you and goodbyeand in general the whole entire situation was odd. However, in highschool, I ended up having every class with her, and now she is one of my best friends. I was not seeking to become friends with her at all, just merely thanking her for her good deed, yet due to "serendipity" I was rewarded with a great friend.