In summary then, we are all hardwired to suffer psychologically: to compare, evaluate, and criticize ourselves; to focus on what we’re lacking; to rapidly become dissatisfied with what we have; and to imagine all sorts of frightening scenarios, most of which will never happen. No wonder humans find it hard to be happy!
But to make matters worse, many popular beliefs about happiness are inaccurate, misleading, or false and will actually make you miserable if you buy into them.
