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Jan 17, 2024 27 min

Ep 59: Wanting What We Have

from Bloom Your Mind Hosted by Marie McDonald

I talk a lot about turning ideas into real things and sometimes want to escape the part that's happening now because we think it's going to be so much better later on. This is what we call hedonistic adaptation. In this episode, I give you three questions and a few resources to help you when you find yourself having a hedonistic brain, and instead being here now, in the dynamic presence that you are living. What you'll learn in this episode: Avoiding envy and practicing gratitude and contentment How to notice when you are in hedonistic adaptation and what to do about it Three questions to help you reorient your perspective Article resource: Harvard study on happiness Article resource: Predicting our future and how this helps us as we age Mentioned in this episode: Ep 57: The Daily Resolution Ep 44: Livin’ on a Boat Dr. Robert Waldinger's book - The Good Life Arthur Brooks - The Atlantic How to connect with Marie: On the Web | The Local Bloom Instagram: @the.bloom.coach All Things Marie on LinkTree JOIN THE BLOOM ROOM! We'll take all these ideas and apply them to our lives. Follow me on Instagram at @the.bloom.coach to learn more and snag a spot in my group coaching program!

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I talk a lot about turning ideas into real things and sometimes want to escape the part that's happening now because we think it's going to be so much better later on. This is what we call hedonistic adaptation. In this episode, I give you three questions and a few resources to help you when you find yourself having a hedonistic brain, and instead being here now, in the dynamic presence that you are living. What you'll learn in this episode: Avoiding envy and practicing gratitude and ...

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