The cultural Knower/Judger rule, at least here in the Western world, is that we continually strive to close the gap between what we have or are, and what we want or want to be. The desire to close this gap is a motivator. It's what will help you make a higher salary or annual income this year, hit your sales goals, and get the car, house, or clothes you want. But let's face it. The driving force of the American Dream is a certain level of dissatisfaction and, quite naturally, unhappiness-until you get what you want. My question is this: do dissatisfaction and unhappiness have to go together?  (Read more)....