I tend to let the worst thing present in my life dictate my overall feeling. In other words, if everything is great but I have a shitty time at work, I get very preoccupied about work and become generally dissatisfied because of that. Or if I have a great job that I'm happy with but lacking social life, I become preoccupied with that instead and let that make me dissatisfied. I can only think of a few moments of real satisfaction in my life, and they were all during times where there was virtually nothing unpleasant (and also, they very short lived). Most people I know aren't like this, they'll put up with negative situations for a long time as long as it's not all bad, and seem to be capable of distracting themselves by whatever is good. What are you like? Or am I oversimplifying all this and missing the point?
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