Episode 24: Anticipating

now back in week four i tested savoring savoring is a positive psychology theory that was developed by fred bryant and joseph veroff and there are three different ways that you can savor you can savor positive experiences from the past you can savor moments while they're happening and you can savor moments that are yet to come so future positive experiences And that's what we're going to do this week.

So we are testing the theory of anticipatory savouring and looking forward to positive things that are yet to come.

Now, it might be that your head goes straight to, OK, well, then I need something to be looking forward to.

And yes, you're absolutely right.

But they don't need to be big ticket items.

So it doesn't need to be, well, I've got a holiday booked in September and I'm really looking forward to that.

Although, of course, it can be.

You can have a much longer period of time to be looking forward to something, and that's fantastic.

But this is about taking your ordinary days and finding things within those days to anticipate as well.

So some of the things I'm going to talk about today are very mundane.

They're not big things.

I didn't have a big week of massive events going on, but I did find moments of my day that I could be looking forward to and enjoying the process of looking forward.

Now, whether you're new to the podcast or you've been through the previous experiments, the idea of savoring is that it amplifies the positive experiences that you've had, are having or will have in the future.

And by doing that, you are enhancing your positive emotion and that contributes to a greater sense of well-being, which is what we're all about.

This also sits really well with my purpose behind this experiment, which is that I want to make sure that I'm not missing out on even the littlest moments, particularly with my children growing up, what feels like so quickly, even on the days where things are challenging and tiring and busy.

And that's why I really like savouring, because it makes sure that you lean into those moments where even the littlest, happiest things are going on.

now back in week four i tested savoring savoring is a positive psychology theory that was developed by fred bryant and joseph veroff and there are three different ways that you can savor you can savor positive experiences from the past you can savor moments while they're happening and you can savor moments that are yet to come so future positive experiences And that's what we're going to do this week.

So we are testing the theory of anticipatory savouring and looking forward to positive things that are yet to come.

Now, it might be that your head goes straight to, OK, well, then I need something to be looking forward to.

And yes, you're absolutely right.

But they don't need to be big ticket items.

So it doesn't need to be, well, I've got a holiday booked in September and I'm really looking forward to that.

Although, of course, it can be.

You can have a much longer period of time to be looking forward to something, and that's fantastic.

But this is about taking your ordinary days and finding things within those days to anticipate as well.

So some of the things I'm going to talk about today are very mundane.

They're not big things.

I didn't have a big week of massive events going on, but I did find moments of my day that I could be looking forward to and enjoying the process of looking forward.

Now, whether you're new to the podcast or you've been through the previous experiments, the idea of savoring is that it amplifies the positive experiences that you've had, are having or will have in the future.

And by doing that, you are enhancing your positive emotion and that contributes to a greater sense of well-being, which is what we're all about.

This also sits really well with my purpose behind this experiment, which is that I want to make sure that I'm not missing out on even the littlest moments, particularly with my children growing up, what feels like so quickly, even on the days where things are challenging and tiring and busy.

And that's why I really like savouring, because it makes sure that you lean into those moments where even the littlest, happiest things are going on.