Have you noticed that a BronzeđŸ¥‰medalist is generally happier than a Silver medalist đŸ¥ˆat the end of the game.
It's not an incidental finding but a proven fact in many research studies after studying reactions of silver medalists vs bronze medalists!
Ideally, a silver medalist should be happier than a bronze. But, the human mind doesn't work like mathematics.
This happens because of the phenomenon of counterfactual thinking.
Silver medalist thinks, "Oh I couldn't win the gold medal." Bronze medalist thinks, "At least I got a medal."
The silver medal is won after losing, but the Bronze medal is won after Winning.
This happens in our life also, we don't appreciate what we have but feel sad about what we don't have.
Let's be grateful for our blessings, they far outweigh our problems if we start counting.
Life is after all full of choices, do always count your blessings to stay positive & motivated.