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“There are decades where nothing happens, and there are weeks where decades happen.”
For the first time in my life, I have enough.
- This profound feeling prompted today’s piece-on our perpetual desire for more, and more importantly, on the beauty of enough – hope is for you to come away from it feeling empowered to think clearly and deeply about finding your “enough” amidst the constant search for more.
Hedonic adaptation is the tendency of humans to revert to a happiness baseline shortly after new positive or negative events.
We create this magical universe in our minds where that one next thing will be exactly what makes us permanently, sustainably happier. The harsh reality? We get to that next thing, appreciate it for a moment, and then turn our gaze to the next thing.
Don’t let your quest for more distract you from the beauty of enough.
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You’ve undoubtedly seen this general dynamic play out:
You buy that fancy car-we ride around smiling broadly with the music blasting, and then see someone in the newer model and start thinking about the next one.
- We can finally buy the second home in Florida we’ve always dreamed of. Two weeks later, we’re complaining about maintaining it and thinking that a third home in Sedona sounds nice.
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We are like Sisyphus
a figure from Greek mythology who is sentenced by Zeus to an eternity of futile struggle
- He must roll a boulder up a steep hill, but as soon as he nears the top, the boulder rolls back down to the bottom, forcing him to start anew.
How do we step off the treadmill?
Develop a gratitude practice
- Write down three things you are grateful for everyday
- Identify your happiness triggers
- End the comparison trap
- Focus on yourself instead of comparing yourself to others
- The present is more important than ever
