Feeling grumpy is good for you

In a bad mood? Don’t worry - according to research, it’s good for you. An Australian psychology expert who has been studying emotions has found being grumpy makes us think more clearly. Miserable people are better at decision-making and less gullible, his experiments showed.

While cheerfulness fosters creativity, gloominess breeds attentiveness and careful thinking, Professor Joe Forgas told Australian Science Magazine. The University of New South Wales researcher says a grumpy person can cope with more demanding situations than a happy one because of the way the brain "promotes information processing strategies".

Those in a bad mood outperformed those who were jolly - they made fewer mistakes and were better communicators.

We always get anger in many things that we hear or someone do something we don’t like. During we are being angry, others say we should calm down to treat those things. Now, I think I get a good reason for my bad mood.