Steps Towards Happiness (2015)
To me it’s all about expectations (realistic or not) and wether they are met.<p>Expect to be poor and if you hit middle class you’ll be happy and grateful.<p>Expect to be rich and the same outcome will produce depression.<p>Not to sound like a stoicism fanatic, but that’s one aspect that helps.  Reminding yourself of everything you could lose drives some appreciation for what you have, whatever it is.<p>And yes, acknowledgement that humans evolved to <i>never</i> be satisfied with their current situation helps as well.  Breaking free of “things need to get better” is great for mental health but means your also fighting against hundreds of thousands of years of evolution.