Chrizum on 17 April 2012
Mr Khan said:
comfortable stagnation is a reason for us to forget what we should objectively be thankful for, e.g. if your life is good but it isn't really advancing, then you feel like something could be better (e.g., "i have a job and good friends, but i need a girlfriend," or "i have a lovely wife and healthy kids, but i sure could use a promotion") Happiness is similar to economics: stagnation in the market is seen as a bad thing, even when stagnation should be (and is) preferable to deflation, but when you've hit stagnation in happiness and in the economy, all you feel is that things should be getting better, even if they're okay now |
Agreed. So the solution is self-destructive behavior, to create a low I can climb out of again?
