My Experiments in the Practice of Everyday Life

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Are You Annoyed by Excessively Cheery People? Or Extremely Gloomy People?

It’s hard to have a real, new insight. But I think I may have had one. I’m still thinking through and testing this hypothesis, and I’d appreciate hearing if this rings true to you. Here it is: Happiness has a surprisingly mixed reputation. Some people believe — wrongly — that happiness correlates with stupidity or self-absorption. Some people believe — …