How can disappointments have a good side?

Answer 1

Everyone hates to be disappointed! However, sometimes a disappointment turns out to be a good thing in the end.

You might be disappointed that you didn't get to buy something you wanted -- but then you might need the money for something else that turns out to be even better. You might be disappointed that you failed a test or a class -- but you learned a lot more from looking at your mistakes than you would have learned if the test or class had been super easy.

Scientists are all about disappointment -- if they don't get negative results when they're experimenting, they never find out the truth! Failure is just another step on the road to success.

So when you get disappointed, ask yourself "What can I get out of this that's going to be a good thing?" and you'll start finding that it doesn't bother you so much.