At a previous job, a co-owner would often ask me how I was. I'd say 'nnn' or something non-committal, because most days are just normal. After a year or so, h

At a previous job, a co-owner would often ask me how I was. I'd say 'nnn' or something non-committal, because most days are just normal. After a year or so, he started saying, 'So pretty good, huh?' and laughing. He got me. He knew that I -could- get excited, when there was cause to. But just because every day is normal and not horrible is no reason to act excited.