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How Not to Be So Bitter: A Practical Guide for the Reluctantly Miserable

So, you’ve found yourself steeped in bitterness. Charming. It’s a choice, but an exhausting one, isn’t it? Luckily, you’ve stumbled upon this guide, which will spare you from a lifetime of secretly resenting your coworkers, your neighbor’s dog, and probably the universe itself. Here’s how to avoid living in the delightful pit of constant resentment. 1. Accept That Life Is Unfair (Surprise, Surprise!) First things first: drop the assumption that life should be fair. Whoever convinced you of that should refund your tuition in disappointment. Fairness isn’t in the job description of reality, so either we stop crying about it, or we carry on bitterly gnashing our teeth. If you're keeping a mental ledger of every injustice and slight against you, stop. Life is chaotic, messy, and unfair—and that's its charm. The sooner you accept that randomness governs the universe, the quicker you can stop feeling personally slighted by every raindrop that dares to fall on your freshly