"Those in a bad mood outperformed those who were jolly - they made fewer mistakes and were better communicators. Professor Forgas said: "Whereas positive mood seems to promote creativity, flexibility, co-operation and reliance on mental shortcuts, negative moods trigger more attentive, careful thinking, paying greater attention to the external world." The study also found that sad people were better at stating their case through written arguments, which Forgas said showed that a "mildly negative mood may actually promote a more concrete, accommodative and ultimately more successful communication style"." - Joelle Nebbe (iphigenie) from Bookmarklet

Being grumpy certainly makes me a better proofreader. - Spidra Webster

I don't believe it! - James Robertson

I must be the highest productivity, least mistake making, best communicating person in the world, then. - SuezanneC Baskerville

I think we are talking moderate bad/serious mood. Grumpiness is not negativity, it's just beeing wary and more serious. It's nice to be able to channel both, for a lot of day to day things it is better to have a positive thankful mood, ideally also have space for outright playfulness - makes everything run smoother between people and channels creativity. But when decisions have to be made, you must take things seriously while evaluating decisions (while never going so outright serious we get stuck in the "heavyness" of it all) - overoptimistic people (and a lot of CEOs have that side) can take too much risk without the balance of a grumpy sidekick (eg: the CFO or CTO) - Joelle Nebbe (iphigenie)

ahahahahahaah YES! - J. Abdul-Qahhar