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Why is that sad? Situational depression is the best of many bad options as it’s the case where a badly needed change can actually have outsized impact.
by foobiekr 6y ago
Why is that sad? Situational depression is the best of many bad options as it’s the case where a badly needed change can actually have outsized impact.
- nikivi 6y agoBy sad I meant that the solution was mostly out of my control. Pure chance that it happened.
- darkerside 6y ago> mostly out of my control Seems like it would be totally in your control to leave school and start working. Remember that for next time you find yourself "trapped".
- xhrpost 6y agoThe general advice given is that everyone wants to change their circumstances when they're unhappy but supposedly our circumstances only account for 10% of our happiness with 50% being genetics and 40% behavior. So everyone tells you stop trying to change your circumstances and change your behavior instead. So, the OPs experience 'sadly' doesn't fit the formal recommendation.
- papeda 6y ago> supposedly our circumstances only account for 10% of our happiness with 50% being genetics and 40% behavior Do you have a reference for these figures? 50% genetics seems high.