Man, this week was the worst week I've had at work since fully transferring to my new position. Even so, it still was better than many of the normal weeks I had in my last position.
I do remember that advice.
Being smart has never got me a thing other than the capacity to be very much in control in very bad situations I have been in. I just have more rulesets and systems on tap to work with. Knowing that being happy is a way better trade off is being even smarter.