One question to help you feel more content

🤔 Today’s tip: Ask yourself, “What if nothing ever changed?”

If you’re feeling unsettled, try asking yourself this question: What if nothing ever changed?

Sure, it might sound a little grim, but as Catherine Andrews writes in Forge, the thought experiment can be powerful. What if nothing ever changed? What if you always had this job? What if you always made this amount of money? What if you could never move? What if your body remained this exact shape forever? How then would you be happy?

The goal of the prompt isn’t to discourage you from reaching for more, but rather to help you see what good you can make out of what you already have. Because when you stop living in “what’s next?,” you can finally start living in the now.

💡 More from Forge on shifting your perspective:

Put Your Worries in Perspective With ‘The Catastrophe Scale’
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How to Practice Gratitude While Doing Chores
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