Why bother? Most of us spend much of our lives trying to arrange things so that we feel happier and more contented with our lives - and often we feel stuck or frustrated. We never ask ourselves how we could feel worse. But doing so can illuminate a road that runs in both directions. By understanding how we could lower our mood, we can often see more clearly how to raise it.
- Do not talk to friends and family.
- Be stuck at home where I can't walk on the seawall.
- Watch television for the whole week.
- Question your own abilities and lower your self-esteem.
- Avoid friends and family.
- Be scared or fearful to live life.
- Surround myself with people who only focus on the negative.
- Do not have genuine friends or relationships.
- Do not have aspirations or goals.
- Stop talking to friends and family.
- Stop exercising.
- Eat at McDonald's every day.
- Stop reading (I am a passionate reader; I live to read!)
- Stop learning.
- Never go outside, especially avoid natural environments.
- Become unable to read books, ever.
- Not being able to hear music again.
- Having to live in a messy and disorganized environment.
- Cancel Internet access.
- Cancel public library card.
- Resign from my volunteer organization.
- Compare myself to other people, particularly friends.
- Doubt and judge myself.
- Try to be perfect in every way.
What about you? If you could change only three things in the quest for unhappiness, what would YOU do?
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