
The Upside of 'Bad' Emotions
Ask anyone new to therapy what their goal is and they’re likely to say they “just want to be happier.” Society at large seems to support this belief, too: type in “happiness” on Chapters’ website and you’ll get more than 8,500 book results. Evidently, individuals and businesses alike are somewhat obsessed with what it means to be “happy”—and what we need to do to get there. But allow me to share a seriously unpopular opinion: happiness is kind of overrated. Look, I like being