For the Experience

One framing that I find empowering is to do something for the experience. If you choose not to do something, you don’t get the experience, which means you miss out on a lot of potential benefits. When you lean into new experiences, you’re likely to gain some or all the following: New lessonsMore character growthPerspective shifts and reframesInsightsNew friendsMaybe a whole new social circleNew income-generating ideasNew invitationsNew opportunitiesNew memoriesMore knowledgeNew skillsMore emotional depthMore emotional resilienceA more optimistic attitudeMore excitement and passionLess boredomA sharper, fitter, less fragile brain New experiences make you smarter and enrich your life in so many ways. Even a relatively short one-time experience like going to a lecture or a concert can change the direction of your life or give you a strong memory you’ll cherish for decades. Sometimes you’re choosing between one interesting experience and another, but more often it’s a choice between something new and something familiar. New experiences are uncertain though. They can seem scary, even when they aren’t truly threatening. It’s actually good and healthy for you to be knocked off balance now and then – it makes you stronger. When you don’t lean into new experiences, you miss out on the wonderful romance that awaits you. How fragile do you want to be as a human being? How crusty and set in your ways do you wish to...
Source: Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Tags: Abundance Lifestyle Source Type: blogs