It’s very true that novelty and challenge bring happiness. It’s also very true that novelty and challenge often bring feelings of anxiety, frustration, anger, boredom, and insecurity. Learning to do new things, or to face new situations, isn’t always fun. It’s one of my favorite paradoxes of happiness: Happiness doesn’t always make me feel happy. For the past week, I’ve …
My Experiments in the Practice of Everyday Life
