Lemmy Be Wholesome @lemmy.world 𝔼𝕩𝕦𝕤𝕚𝕒 @lemmy.world 4mo ago

Make the most of every moment

When you realize you're in "good days" the feeling is called bittersweet. Therefore one should make the most, as soon as you realize the time is bittersweet. This helps prevent regrets of "not doing enough" later. Like today, it's not too late to make the most of your upcoming weekend.

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I did enjoy living in the future before the dystopia set in. Good times.
Its not possible; good old days always exist as a retrospective of the past, you never experience the present with all the bad parts removed
- This is why stoicism has the concept of prospective retrospection.
- What if you experience the present without any bad parts?
  
  Brain damage?
There have been a few distinct moments in my life where I understood that I was living my good ol days.
If you wake up on a rainy Monday morning and feel okay about going to work then you're living your best life.
- What if I don't feel good about the idea of waking up?
  
  Then go back to bed. Eventually you'll get desperate enough to do something.
It's now, because every day after just gets a bit worse.
!dundermifflin@lemm.ee
Hardy Fox of The Residents tells a great personal story about the exact sentiment expressed in this meme:

The Residents - Life Would Be Wonderful

The story is told at about 2m40s in.
Rule of thumb: it will always get worse in some way, so you will always remember the past fondly, also because you usually tend to forget the bad parts.
- I remember I was sad a lot in my childhood, and why. I still look back on it fondly, likely because now I know how the things that made me sad get better/solved in the future, and because my childhood was free of a problem I currently struggle with now.
  
  And on a much shallower note, the pop music that got played everywhere all the time was music I actively enjoyed.

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