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Sadness is also linked to creativity: http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2015/08/27/happy-sadness-how-mixed-emotions-fuel-creativity/ http://psychcentral.com

by 1457389 10y ago

Sadness is also linked to creativity: http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2015/08/27/happy-sadness-how-mixed-emotions-fuel-creativity/ http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2015/08/27/happy-sadne... Bunch of stuff out there to support it, anecdotally I would agree. If you're too happy why bother doing/thinking differently?

threatofrain 10y ago
When you're frustrated you also behave more variably, and behavioral variability is important to the discovery of novelty.