Feeling grumpy is a good thing

Psychologists, social workers, life coaches who follow “positive psychology” often tend to tell patients to be more optimistic and seize the moment of every day, live in the moment. They say to avoid mourn, fury and worry. It seems easy to say, but to do it is not. After all, human psychology is made to live in the past and in the future. You cannot learn without past experience, otherwise you cannot plan for the future.

Regret brings suffering, but it can save us from repeating the same mistakes. Future worries there
motivate you to continue. But anger can be one too valid tool to protect us from
abuse of others, making others respect us better. Research has shown that the feelings of nature
negative can help. Defensive pessimism can help those most anxious by making it easier
overcome obstacles.

l’happiness index of the United Nations can be measured by asking people whether they are happy or not.
However, it must be said that the answer is not truthful, because it does not measure happiness per se, but rather the willingness to
answer. It is measured by saying that life is often complicated and on the other hand by boasting that you have always done better than others.

There is a lot that affects the complete control we think we have over our happiness factors. In front of
examples are unemployment, poverty and inequality. One must also remember that to fight
Continuing for happiness leads you to a symptom of unhappiness.

Finally, there comes an essential question: happiness really is the… where the more important than life? Can
during the day? The answer was given by a philosopher about a hundred years ago. It was the American Ralph Waldo:

The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is being helpful, being honorable, being compassionate, making sure you have lived and lived well.