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    When โ€œDon’t Worry, Be Happy!โ€ Isnโ€™t Remotely Helpful

    Turning โ€œYeah, Butโ€ฆโ€ Into Something Useful And hold it right there, no, Iโ€™m not knocking Bobby McFerrinโ€™s fun-loving, โ€™80s hitโ€ฆ just the overly simplistic sentiment in those four words. You know the ones with the same vibe as those other well-meaning, Pinterest-pretty quotes that show up while youโ€™re doom-scrolling at 12:49am on a workday. Do you sometimes pause, maybe even smile a littleโ€ฆ and then immediately dismiss them?Like, yeah, right. Not for me. Too many of them come off as vacant, sounding lofty, and even aggressively positive. Now, Iโ€™m generally a positive person, but too many of them feel like they donโ€™t quite fit me or where I am right…