On the delusion that life will one day magically become perfect
Maria Popova • The Psychology of Your Future Self and How Your Present Illusions Hinder Your Future Happiness
Susan would complain that the present, the life she was living moment to moment, felt unreal to her. Only the future really mattered, for that was where her ideal life resided. “If I just wait a little longer”, she would remark in a tone of wry despondency, “there’ll be this magically transformative event and everything will come right.”
This belie
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Oliver Burkeman • What if You Never Sort Your Life Out? | Oliver Burkeman
It's a question most of us could do with asking ourselves. I think virtually everyone, except perhaps the very Zen or very old, goes through life haunted to some degree by the feeling that this isn't quite the real thing, not just yet – that soon enough, we'll get everything in working order, get organised, get our personal issues resolved, but th
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To the kids who look like me (and the ones who don’t) don’t let anyone dim your light
instagram.comOn the idea that magic only happens when you’ve paid your dues - it doesn’t happen magically on its own
Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals
The common feeling that your life hasn't begun, that your present reality is a mere prelude to some idyllic future. This idyll is a mirage that'll fade as you approach, revealing that the prelude you rushed through was in fact the one to your death.