Creative Wayfinding For Ambitious Optimists.

Less Bad, More Good

April, 25, 2020

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When your life isn’t where you want it to be, it’s easy to lose faith that things will ever be better and resign yourself to your lot in life.

Maybe it’s a job you hate, an unfulfilling relationship, persistent health problems, responsibilities you’re tied down to, or some other situation that for you is less than ideal.

We all have something we wish was different about our lives, some people have many somethings.

Too often we want to swap out every negative aspect of our lives for its opposite, positive version all at once, completely transforming our lives from depressing, painful, or just plain mundane to exciting and fulfilling overnight.

But it doesn’t happen that way.

Instead, we can set our sights lower and focus on the small tasks, practices, and habits in our day to day lives over which we have the power to change.

One by one, we can look at each of the tiny components of our lives, and ask how we can subtract a little bit of bad, or add a little bit more good to that element.

By addressing the building blocks of our lives and shifting the balance ever so slightly to a more positive version of itself, we can start to slowly build momentum and improve every area of our life.

It’s possible your dream life is achievable, or it might not be, depending on your dream and your circumstances. But you always have the power to make things just the littlest bit better. And better is always worth shooting for.


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