Good Life Project

The Year of Enough

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Jan 8, 2026
Explore the liberating notion of 'enough' as a valid starting point for growth. Discover how the 'Happiness Delay' can leave us unfulfilled despite achieving goals. Learn practical exercises like the 'Already List' and 'What's Not Wrong?' check-in to cultivate contentment. Jonathan suggests an 'Inverse Resolution' to intentionally let go of what doesn’t serve us, creating space for joy. Embrace the idea that belonging, not desperation, can inspire our aspirations.
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INSIGHT

The Happiness Delay

  • The “I’ll be happy when” contract postpones feeling at home in your life until future conditions are met.
  • Jonathan Fields calls this the Happiness Delay and shows it keeps your nervous system from landing.
ADVICE

Start From A Place Of Enough

  • Define enough as a starting point: who you are and what you have now is a valid place to begin.
  • Use that internal sense of enough to fuel growth rather than as permission to stop pursuing meaningful goals.
ADVICE

Make An "Already" List Weekly

  • Once a week, create an "Already List" naming things you once wanted that are now present in your life.
  • Use this list to balance the ledger and notice arrived aspects of your life you stopped counting.
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