ze frank brings up the idea that having choices is what makes us unhappy, as the stress over making the right choice creates a happiness deficit...whereas if we have no choice at all, we will find a way to be happy with what we have, that our brains actually synthesize happiness as needed.
happiness: the movie by todd solondz. it's totally brilliant and hilarious and makes you feel weird. one of my favorite all-times.
rock music: but duh. for instance, "Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'" by Journey is making me happy right now. music holds the power to change all moods faster than any pill or shot known to humankind.
digging a hole behind rita hayworth's head: the big lesson behind one of the most-seen movies of all time, The Shawshank Redemption. plan and prepare an escape which you work on a little bit everyday and life will generally be more tolerable. guy calls this "the future" which is a very tall vase kept near his bed filled with change. everytime one of us puts change in it, we say, "ahh, the sound of the future." i think i finally get what "the future" is all about now: preparing for escape. my hole is called "looking for a new job" which i do more often than not, but it always improves my state of mind while i'm doing it.
UPDATE: I GOT THE JOB. MOVIN' ON DUDES!!! no more tears from me!
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Congrats on the new job! No tears is right!
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