"That happiness is relative – that **we’re made happier or sadder in large part by how we compare our lives to those around us** – is one of the oldest findings in ‘positive psychology’." --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[happiness]], [[mindfulness]], [[social-comparison-bias]], [[groupthink]], [[optimal-distinctiveness-theory]], [[envy]], **Source** -- [[20241114100017 - B - Help!]]