There May Be Misery Ahead, But There Is No Happiness Staying Put

George Loewenstein, The Guardian: Avoidance of misery rests on a false premise about how happiness actually works. The person who spends a life dodging unhappiness does not arrive, in the end, at a life free from misery. Unhappiness avoided is not happiness gained, but more often just misery in disguise. The author is not arguing for, as he puts it, "deliberately courting misery." But rather, if I understand correctly, go do things in life, rather than avoid doing things. You may still find misery at the next junction, but you may also find happiness. There are things in life that I cannot control, and I can only do so much to get to where I think I want. But there are other roads that I will now also try. Maybe a change of scenery can bring about other happy moments? ~ Link: Does Avoiding Misery Make You Happy?, by George Loewenstein, The Guardian