Once you accept the mathematical necessity that half of the people are below average, that's pretty much what you get.
Of course, my circumstances are bolstered by my philosophy that you should enjoy the time you spend at work, (or wherever you spend your time), because you spend a lot of time there.
I tell people, frequently, that if you are the type of person who will never be happy unless you win a big lottery, then you will never be happy, even if you win that lottery!
Because by the time you find your big treasure, you will have gotten so used to the daily disappointment of not having won it, that your habits of being disappointed will be thoroughly ingrained in you. You won't be able to change them.
What you have to do is find pleasure in small things; really tiny, unimportant things. Because they crop up a lot, and if you can convince yourself that finding a penny is a blessing, then it will brighten your day. And that's really all it takes.
I’m always bolstered by finding a penny. Once, in the early morning, before it was fully light, I was headed for the bus stop on my way to work, and I saw something shining on the sidewalk.
Thinking it was a “lucky penny,” I bent down to pick it up. Imagine my surprise and delight when I picked it up to find that it was a little gold heart that had, “I love you,” written on it! I figured it was a message from Heaven so I really treasured that!
Someone else has it now... :o[