With all the bad news we hear every day, it's no wonder we get grumpy! Thank goodness being grumpy is good, and it's even good for your health! A psychologist has discovered that being grumpy makes people think more clearly.
Grumpy people are much better at making decisions than happy people, who are far more gullible. BBC News quotes...
A few months ago, we put up a story saying that being grumpy is good because grumpy old folks live longer. This contradicted an earlier story saying that people get nicer as they get older. It turns out that grumpy people be less likely to become victims of dementia as they age?in fact, being disagreeable now may predict increased intelligence...