I think “trying to be happy” in the moment in bad, because trying to force any emotion is a danger zone and doesn’t work
But trying interventions that long-term make you happy regardless of the problem is a good goal that can work out surprisingly well
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It also turns out solving problems is way easier when you’re happy and have tons of energy nearly all the time. It’s definitely an unfair rich get richer scenario. But for any individual person this positive feedback loop is a very good thing
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2. If you’re happy and motivated all the time you’ll be less ambitious, which seems ridiculous when you write the belief out explicitly. Depressed people struggle to get out in the bed, and don’t get much done. The opposite is obviously what you want if you want to do big things
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Rich get richer, and poor get poorer :-( The saddest/least effective I've ever been was when that feedback loop went in the opposite direction: being sad/low energy meant that I couldn't do things that I needed to do, and that made me even sadder. 😢
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I feel like ultra-fast-acting interventions are underrated for this reason. It's nice to have a long-term fix, but sometimes you just need something to get the flywheel moving in the right direction and then you're good from there.