Boice Reaction

I found it interesting, this idea of an emotional compromise or emotional range of acceptable happiness. While I can clearly see the benefits of fighting against depression, it kind of disappoints me that we should calm ourselves when we are too happy. It's a catch-22, we strive to maximize pleasure and happiness all our lives, but being too happy can, in fact, have negative consequences. It's like being drunk, you always think something sounds like a good idea at the time but when you sober up you realize how scatterbrained and bad your idea most likely was. I think there really is something to be said for a "happy medium" when it comes to writing or productivity of any kind. We become careless, overlook mistakes, have illusions of grandeur when we are overly emotional. Maybe it is true, everything good in life is immoral, illegal, or bad for you..