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The Power of Appreciating Simple Things in Life
1:50:09 - 1:54:45 (04:35)
The older we get, the more we tend to appreciate simple things like flowers, a pretty sky or just waking up to a morning when nothing has gone wrong. This shift in mindset is often a result of life experiences and the realization that we are at the mercy of fortune.
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The speaker reflects on how it took time to appreciate the little things in life and overcome the idea of weakness in appreciating the moment because of the assumption that it weakens the resolve to improve one's circumstances.
1:50:09 - 1:53:03 (02:53)
Summary
The speaker reflects on how it took time to appreciate the little things in life and overcome the idea of weakness in appreciating the moment because of the assumption that it weakens the resolve to improve one's circumstances.
ChapterThe Power of Appreciating Simple Things in Life
Episode#118: How Philosophy Can Change Your Life, Alain de Botton
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The speaker shares how having gratitude and perspective can change your outlook on life, and how we are at the mercy of fortune, as the stoics often talked about.
1:53:03 - 1:54:45 (01:42)
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The speaker shares how having gratitude and perspective can change your outlook on life, and how we are at the mercy of fortune, as the stoics often talked about. He shares a personal story of his wife reminding him to be grateful for the present moment before they received news of his bowel cancer.