happiness over time: promotion-mindedness vs. prevention-mindedness in the atlantic
““What the hell happened to me?” she would wonder. A lot of people feel that way to some extent when we look back at our younger selves and realize how much we’ve changed. The answer, of course, is that we all grow up — and for many of us, what it means to be “happy” slowly evolves into something completely different.”
terry gross talks to maurice sendak about growing older (illustrated by christoph niemann)
