The Mindset Mentor How to Enjoy Life: The Art of Slowing Down
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Sep 8, 2025 Feeling like life is zooming past you? Discover how to compress time by embracing presence and novelty. Learn the neuroscience behind our shifting perception of time, and why slowing down can enrich your experiences. Dive into the importance of savoring moments and breaking free from routine. With personal anecdotes, the conversation encourages you to reflect, appreciate sensory details, and cultivate a more meaningful existence. It's all about finding balance and fulfillment in the whirlwind of everyday life.
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Lifelong Programming To Chase Next
- From kindergarten onward we're trained to chase the next milestone and never pause.
- That pattern primes lifelong busyness and erodes present experience.
The Hollow Win After Ten Years
- Rob describes a friend who achieved a decade-long goal but barely registered joy.
- He uses this story to show how achievments can feel hollow when we rush past them.
Novelty Expands Perceived Time
- The hippocampus encodes novelty and compresses repetitive experience into less perceived time.
- Temporal compression explains why routine years feel like a blur while novel trips feel long.