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To Enjoy Life More, Embrace Anticipation
We lose the feeling that comes with a little mystery and a healthy amount of risk. When we don’t know exactly what’s going to happen, you know what happens? We get to be surprised. Our anticipation builds in the not knowing – better get there early to figure out getting in, ask others if it’s their first time, scan a pamphlet for clues or read seat... See more
Elise Granata • What We Lose When Optimizing Community
[9:32] ...people that were very creative and very effective in their lives always started their day with something that they were looking forward to, even something tiny. [9:53] ...having something that doesn't necessarily need to go in your calendar but can go in your mind for what you want to do the next morning will make you enjoy your day a lot... See more
Elizabeth Filips • How I Consistently Study with a Full Time Job: My Scheduling Formula
Superficially, this seems like a sensible way to live, especially in a hypercompetitive economic climate, in which it feels as though you must constantly make the most judicious use of your time if you want to stay afloat. (It also reflects the manner in which most of us were raised: to prioritize future benefits over current enjoyments.) But ultim
... See moreOliver Burkeman • Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals
It seems rarely to occur to us, or rather we are encouraged to forget that much of the joy and satisfaction we might find in this world may stem from our purposeful involvement in the sorts of tasks we are told to see as mundane, trivial, and inconvenient.
theconvivialsociety.substack.com • Living in Expectation of the Unexpected Gift
We can even savor a past or future experience. (This still counts as savoring because we enjoy the feelings in the present moment.) When we savor the past, we practice reminiscence, which makes us feel grateful for our past experiences. (We can do this by replaying an enjoyable moment in our head.) Savoring the future can prove slightly more diffic
... See moreChris Bailey • How to Calm Your Mind: Finding Presence and Productivity in Anxious Times
We’re made so uneasy by the experience of allowing reality to unfold at its own speed that when we’re faced with a problem, it feels better to race toward a resolution—any resolution, really, so long as we can tell ourselves we’re “dealing with” the situation, thereby maintaining the feeling of being in control. So we snap at our partners, rather t... See more