>> Why We Have This Emotion
Dissatisfaction is a “not good enough” signal. It highlights gaps between where we are and where we want to be. It pushes us to solve problems and use our resources more wisely.
◎ What to do in the moment
Good Ideas
- Make one tiny improvement
- Reassess your original goals
- Fix something in your control
- Get perspective from a friend
- Set a clear “good enough” target
- Ask “why” up to five times to get to the core of what’s dissatisfying
Bad Ideas
- Try to change everything at once
- Make big, impulsive changes
- Chase endless perfection
- Compare yourself to others
- Treat things as all-or-nothing
- Vent repeatedly without acting
- Catastrophize every minor setback