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Life is relationships. Put most of your work into those and your mood should improve.

I've found meaningful work to be far more beneficial to my mood. I don't control what other people do and many a times their illogical decisions and the ensuing drama are not a pleasant experience.

Find better people? I know it's easier said than done.

Yeah you need to find better people

I don't know about most of your work. That's time not spent on creative pursuits, usually (there are exceptions to this) and relationships can drain you in a different way. I tend to get a lot more out of creative pursuits, personally. But both are good.

Finding the right people to pursue creative ambitions with > doing it on your own

If you can find those people and keep those people, yeah. I've found those tend to fall apart over time, though, have creative differences, etc. Some of my more interesting works have been in collaboration with others, though.

I've had better luck with finding people where you work on your own thing, but at the same time/location, and sometimes bounce some ideas their direction to get their thoughts on things.

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