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Danger in joy - elte - Oct 5, 2015
I was thinking of how what happened to Steve Larson, who when he learned how successful his book was, ran up a flight of stairs exuberantly and subsequently died of a heart attack. Then there are the lottery winners who go on to live wrecked lives.
A third, maybe less prominent effect:
"...How can joy cause trouble? What’s wrong with feeling good?
Well, nothing, of course. Except that the pursuit of joy (and the fear of losing joy) can distract us from creating long-term happiness and fulfillment. And it can even bring about circumstances that cause tremendous suffering."http://www.lifehack.org/articles/lifestyle/why-joy-can-be-your-enemy.html