At the end of the day, do you ever have a hard time thinking about what went well for you? Because life can be hard and unpredictable, it’s easy to dwell on what goes wrong within a day. As humans, we have something called a negativity bias. This hinders our recollection of positive experiences, which, according to research, seem to actually occur 3 times more frequently than negative experiences. The good news is that we can apply something called savoring . From the MBS 101 savoring module, “savoring involves mindful awareness of positive experiences to prolong and amplify their value.”
Is Nostalgia the Key to Successfully Savoring the Past?
Don’t forsake your nostalgic memories. Don’t avoid places or things that are associated with strong nostalgia. Just because the rose-tinted memories you hold may be romanticized (and not always fully accurate) doesn’t mean that those memories are any less important than things that bring you joy today!