Cultivate liking instead of wanting
Summary
- Liking allows us to enjoy something. Wanting includes a sense of compulsion that can lead to harmful behaviour
Details
- Enjoy liking without wanting
- Enjoy experiences to be content
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Liking is distinct from wanting. Wanting comes with a sense of insistence, drivenness, or compulsion that is stressful and can lead to harmful behaviors. Explore the experience of liking something without wanting it. Repeatedly take in experiences of being already satisfied to build up a core of contentment. Then you can enjoy pleasures and be ambitious without the stress of wanting