Several researchers categorize all emotions into one of two categories: low arousal and high arousal. Contentment is characterized as a low-arousal positive emotion, along with peace, tranquility, and satisfaction. These are comfy, old-pair-of-jeans emotions. I don’t have any data to back this up, but I bet if you asked people after 2020 how they’d feel about a life that feels content and satisfying, you’d get a lot of takers. Including me.
