Tuesday, June 8, 2004Realistic UnhappinessI was surfing the net and came across this article. I think its hilarious-- especially the "unhappiness quantifiers" (50% miserable). "Most people’s lives would improve if they could just learn to be realistically unhappy. Realistic unhappiness is unhappiness that is in appropriate proportion to the negative events of life, events such as losing a job, divorce, or failing at an important task. These events are distressing and it is normal to be upset. It is reality. Being realistically unhappy or distressed helps us to accept the unfortunate events of life and gives us clear direction about what needs to be done." "For example, the loss of a job is a real problem. Most people would be distressed. Let’s say that most people would be about 50% miserable and let’s call this normal. Now, suppose you get a layoff notice and lose a job. You are now 50% miserable but on the way home you start thinking. You think, "This is terrible. You know, I will never get another good paying job like that one. My spouse will be upset. My kids will be mad. My car will be repossessed. I will lose my home and wind up living on the street. This is terrible." By the time you arrive home your misery may have doubled to 100%. Where did all of this extra misery come from? Well, you made it up from an imagined future. You have made yourself unrealistically unhappy, too unhappy for the event." posted @ 07:11 AM PST [link] |
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