Is There a Bucket List Mode of Prioritizing Things?

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Sally Kohn: I think there's this potential trade off and confusion between the urgency of trying to get the most out of life. But that's distinct from simply recognizing that this moment is already enough, right? She says more and more we want a mind at peace with experience - whatever it is. Kohn: If you are living with the illusion that your happiness is going to be secured, only when you arrive at the peak of all these mountains that you're planning to climb, you seem guaranteed to be disappointed.

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