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Deeply Unhappy Gen Z and Millennials Cause U.S. to Drop in Global Happiness Ranking (gizmodo.com)

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Who is actually surprised by this? I would be more surprised if young Americans felt it was a great place to live.

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[–] [email protected] 38 points 7 months ago (2 children)

If you are curious, that is part of logotherapy, which was started by a German.

“An abnormal reaction to an abnormal situation is normal behavior.” ― Victor Frankl, Man's Search For Ultimate Meaning

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

This just reminded me of how great of a book that was. Time to reread it a decade after I first read it.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago

Amazing book. It’s a disturbing book but it’s good.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 7 months ago

I’ve been learning to employ self-compassion for these scenarios. Just pretend my life belongs to a friend who’s sharing it with me. How would I respond?

I’m so much more generous and compassionate to others, so learning to give that same compassion and dignity to myself has been healing.