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Reminds me of why the Danes are said to be very happy--low expectations. http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/19/lowered-expectations/ http://opinionat

• bobbyong 14y ago
  Great article. "Danes would make good Buddhists. They live their lives as the Buddha advised: in the present tense, not grasping at some future happiness jackpot." Also the quote by @manmal is mentioned. “Happiness equals reality minus expectations.” Given that neat formulation, there are two ways to attack the problem: boost our reality or lower our expectations. Interesting stuff.