h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

NOthings what it used to be, the world is going to wrack and ruin, what's there to be happy about?



I maintain that there are some personalities that are more conducive to being happy, and differently happy. Personality systems usually differentiate between what makes the types happy. Different strokes for different folks.

I have a sibling who isn't happy unless she's out and 'having a great time', and she hates being cooped up 'doing nothing', but I'm perfectly happy curled up in bed reading a biography. What makes *me* unhappy is taking orders.

Half of growing up is finding out what makes *you* happy - though I think there are a few constants in there - like being with people you like, who like you.

That said, I think I've changed as I've grown up. I used to want to be out all the time, having a few drinks and shopping and all that, and these days I much prefer to stay in with a hot chocolate, snuggled up to mu husband.

What makes me unhappy is people who won't listen - oh, and this Government, but that would be a wholly different rant!

sometimes what makes me happy is having someone to have a rant at if your having a bad day. Picture it in your mind, raining all day, car doesn't work for whetever reason, late for work, yelled at because someone is having a bad day etc, and then the perfect oppurtunity comes along and someone else does something like drive into the back of your car. Having a little rant can make you feel a lot better afterwards.

There was a chap on the radio, last week I think, who claimed that happiness was a life skill that could be learnt, and (though I may be mistaken as I was driving in quite heavy traffic at the time) I think he claimed to teach it. Simply train us to be happy!

Well, I posted this in the "ignorance is bliss" thread, but it seems to be applicable here too.

I believe that you can't necessarily learn how to be happy, but you can learn how to change your perspective.

Not to long ago I was a rather unhappy person, but after a while I learned how to view the world in different ways. I can see the "good" in nearly every situation which I have found can make me a whole lot happier. Mind you I am only 17, so this may only work if you are young enough to be able to change your perspective and relieve yourself of "old" ideas. My grandfather still can't stand Germans, even though the war has ended (he was a veteran).

If you are ignorant to the changes you can make to better yourself, and the other perspectives that you can take, you could be a miserable person. I am not saying that this will work for everyone, in fact if you choose a different perspective you can actually make yourself feel worse.

Any way that's my opinion, feel free to disagree.

I am so pleased you are no longer unhappy, this ability to recover is one of the joys of youth. Your mention of elderly people and Germans touched me, I myself gave up a very nice man, German, some 15 or so years ago for exactly the same reason. Very sad, but life moves on.

Hi there all

My grandfather told me never discuss politics, religion and money and you will never argue - okay but those three things come into our lives daily - so how to you ignore them - easy - Life is what you make it.

I am a happy person and look to the good in everyone (even friends who have stabbed me in the back time after time).

If you have a positive outlook on life and people in general there is nothing really to be unhappy about.

Okay this is hard in this day and age as the politicians care more about money (rich getting richer) and constantly arguing and intervening in religous arguments (which start wars).

It's the simple things in life that make you happy - when the sun is shining, when your baby says his/her first word, when your partner says I love you.

Stop making your lives too complicated and worry about things that are out of your control.

Life is for living - appreciate it and then you will be happy no matter what happens.

Wot? My partner has said he loves you

Who me nooooo I promise I don't know him :D