[jvm_]

People adapt to getting an upgrade in life almost immediately. If you walked down the street and someone handed you $80 and the next guy $100, you'd be mad that he got more even though you just got free $$.

It takes 2 weeks to adapt to a loss though.

Humans are strange.

[evandale]

I'm trying to fix this aspect of myself. I was bowling in a tournament over the weekend that was way out of my league but I wanted the challenge. I was struggling all day and got kinda mad because I missed a really easy spare in my first good game of the day.

Lucky for me the guy on the other team was so positive and a much better bowler than me and he asked "That's ok, would you have been happy if I told you at the start of the game you'd have 107 in the 5th?" and I realized hell yeah I'd be happy. Same applies here. Of course I should be happy with a free $80 even if I know everyone else is getting $100.