Matt Warren ⚡ on Nostr: Learning when to be happy instead of right is one of the best lessons I've learned so ...
Learning when to be happy instead of right is one of the best lessons I've learned so far.
And funny enough, choosing to be happy almost always ends up being right anyway.
So this doesn't sound too mystical...
Imagine someone violates a traffic rule and causes you to have to hit your brakes or respond in some way.
You are right to say they were wrong. You can speed up and make sure they see your middle finger. You can risk everyone's safety to make sure they know you are right and they are wrong. But it won't matter anyway.
Or you can choose to be happy. You can let it go and keep cruising. Let them go. Let them wreck. Whatever. You can improve your odds of making it home safely by doing nothing and being happy. In the end, you'll be right anyway and they'll go on to end up wherever they'll end up.
You can apply this to many things. I don't REALLY care that much what color our curtains are. 2/10. My wife cares about 9/10. I could be right and pull out a color chart or whatever like I want to win a debate, or I can be happy and let her be happy. It means more to her anyway. She does the same for me sometimes.
It's often better to be happy than it is to be right.
And funny enough, choosing to be happy almost always ends up being right anyway.
So this doesn't sound too mystical...
Imagine someone violates a traffic rule and causes you to have to hit your brakes or respond in some way.
You are right to say they were wrong. You can speed up and make sure they see your middle finger. You can risk everyone's safety to make sure they know you are right and they are wrong. But it won't matter anyway.
Or you can choose to be happy. You can let it go and keep cruising. Let them go. Let them wreck. Whatever. You can improve your odds of making it home safely by doing nothing and being happy. In the end, you'll be right anyway and they'll go on to end up wherever they'll end up.
You can apply this to many things. I don't REALLY care that much what color our curtains are. 2/10. My wife cares about 9/10. I could be right and pull out a color chart or whatever like I want to win a debate, or I can be happy and let her be happy. It means more to her anyway. She does the same for me sometimes.
It's often better to be happy than it is to be right.