added by Keely Adler · updated 2y ago
To Enjoy Life More, Embrace Anticipation
- The default state for people on vacation is not necessarily happiness. Anticipating travel is actually more happiness-inducing than the vacation itself. I think this is escapism, where the idea of what you want to achieve by traveling is more exciting that the actual result.
from On Dromomania by sophiefuji.com
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- Vorfreude means “the pleasure of anticipation.” I learned it from Jono Hey’s excellent Sketchplanations newsletter. “The magic of vorfreude lies in how it stretches out the pleasure of any upcoming event or experience,” writes Jono. “Once I hit 'Confirm' to book a trip, it kicks off joy for months whenever I think about the trip.” — MF
- Various strategies and interventions to enhance and promote savoring have been developed including thinking about positive events, recognizing what is good in the present situation, trying to heighten one’s focus on and awareness of a present positive experience, and sharing or celebrating something good (Smith, Harrison, Kurtz, and Bryan, 2014; Br... See more
from How to Flourish: Practical Activities Supported by Scientific Research by Harvard University
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