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#516 - Gurwinder Bhogal - 16 Surprising Psychology Truths

Modern Wisdom

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Is There a Life Well Lived?

There is no such thing as two separate now's. How we live our lives is non-linear. We're constantly darting between the future, the present and the past. Even when we're enjoying the present, we're sort of sometimes just enjoying memories of the past. It's not really the present that you're actually enjoying in the immediate past. Like if you're kissing someone, let's say you're not actually enjoying the present but receiving them in the past. You're actually enjoying the memory that you've created in the current moment. I mean, how long does now exist? This is an interesting question which I have come to conclude that it doesn't always exist.

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