EP.10 - - Life is Hard: Here's Some Simple Ways You Can Make It Harder, And Some Simple Ways You Can Make It Easier

Sutter diagnoses the traits and habits of the unhappy, and provides a rich toolkit of ideas, philosophies, and research to transform our boredom, loneliness and dissatisfaction into joy, freedom, and fulfillment. So we can enjoy our lives, while we are alive. No doubt over the last 2 years as the world has undergone dramatic changes, you’ve experienced some gloom and tough times. A type of fatigue and dissatisfaction with life that is difficult to shake. But, despite all of life's challenges, some people seem to flow with it a little better. The weight on their shoulders seems lighter, while others' loads seem unbearably heavy, even if their circumstances and difficulties pale in comparison. So, why are some holocaust survivors in better moods than the rich CEO? Why do we have friends who are rich, but super miserable and just really quite boring and disengaged? While others are alive, interested and a joy to be around in spite of having few of the so-called perks of success?