# An op-ed by Prof. Hal Hershfield on the link between feeling sad and judgments of reality

1 Faculty News June 8, 2012 ![Psychology Today logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/con_031090.jpg?itok=H_RURAAM)>

Excerpt from [Psychology Today](http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-edge-choice/201206/does-feeling-sad-mean-being-wiser) -- "Does feeling sadder truly make us wiser? We’d certainly like to think so: putting a positive spin on a negative experience can help make it more palatable. If we think about how sadness actually affects people, then a different story emerges."

[Read more](http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-edge-choice/201206/does-feeling-sad-mean-being-wiser)