General dissastisfaction

Step two: move discussion to first world problems thread

stand in front of mirror

get tackle out

say:

"I am a star.

I'm a star. I'm a star. I'm a star.

I am a big, bright shining star."

put tackle back in.

repeat if necessary

  On 2/17/2017 at 9:45 PM, darreichungsform said:

You should:

 

- compare yourself with others

- think about every wasted opportunity you had in your life

- always look back, never look ahead

- do drugs

lol

do the exact opposite of everything you're doing now

  On 2/18/2017 at 3:59 PM, BCM said:

do the exact opposite of everything you're doing now

Dissatisfaction is inseparable from satisfaction, thus it's already the answer to both demands - feel dissatisfaction, the organism will find ways to move away.

Faster solution would be a suicide.

Thanks and apologies WATMM.  There is some really sage advice in this thread.  I think i have decided to go the 'hang out with losers' route - it seems so obvious now (in hindsight)

the hanging-out-with-losers strategy might give you some happiness in the short run, but you'll feel more shite in the end because

a) you are hanging out with losers

b) you are becoming more of a loser yourself, because you become like the people you hang out with

c) which makes it harder to succeed because you are being reinforced by the people around you that everything is fine as it is.

d) you do not aspire to something better, and here you are stuck in an even shittier place

effectively you are evaluating downwards. this is not healthy: trust me: i've been on watmm for a while now

hanging out with people more succesful than you can help you aspire to become more like them. yes, it's harder work, gives you some punches in the ego, but will get your more in the end (cuz you are evaluating upwards)

what is success to you anyway? try answering that question first.

in the end, the comparing yourself with others is still a bad way to evaluate your own life, because you are still dependant on an external source for your happiness. the only joy, the only happiness or satisfaction can be found if you are truly content with the person you are.

  On 2/18/2017 at 11:41 AM, iococoi said:

stand in front of mirror

get tackle out

say:

"I am a star.

I'm a star. I'm a star. I'm a star.

I am a big, bright shining star."

put tackle back in.

 

repeat if necessary

It works - this man went on to become a United States Senator.

"It's hard to soar like an eagle when you're surrounded by turkeys"

  On 2/17/2017 at 9:51 PM, olo said:

(iii) you and your mate become gay, get hitched. Boom! instant trophy husband.

I genuinely often daydream about becoming gay and bagging me a high flying bummer to take care of me

humans evolved to be annoyed. the complacent, laying in the grass, got eaten by tigers. the dissatisfied were looking around and saw the tigers coming.

we have annoyance juice in our brains and it finds something to apply itself to.