also to add to this,
happiness = reality - expectations
if expectations too high then negative happiness
if reality high then positive happiness
Most unhappy people are unhappy because of their expectations. E.g. coming from the lower 1/3 but feeling entitled to the lifestyle of the top 1/3. Having ambitions is good, feeling entitled is bad. Be happier by being more humble. Like your parents and grandparents generation were humble as well.
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