“It turns out that the process of working toward a goal, participating in a valued and challenging activity, is as important to well-being as its attainment.” – Sonja Lyubomirsky
When I have a project or a goal I am actively engaged in working toward, I am happy. When it is completed/achieved, I am happier – for a very short time. Then, when there is no active pursuit anymore, I am a bit lost. I have nothing to engage with. Nothing to rally my talent and resources behind.
Happy people have projects and goals.
What are you in active pursuit of?
Very grateful for Mike Delmolino
Learning to bake! I bought fresh milled flour, where the flavor and apparently nutrition differences are huge. I’m still on pancakes, though… So I guess I’m not technically baking yet, but I have an irrational fear of my oven exploding, so I’m trying to build up to actually using it!! Also, the biggest change for me, reading more often. I bought a cheap refurbished Kindle and it’s made reading so much easier (and lighter) for me — I also love searching word definitions, but using my phone turned it into a distraction, whereas it’s streamlined on a Kindle. Wishing I made the switch a lot earlier.