Events in the past few years (from global to personal) have me thinking that the only way the aggravations of life on planet earth (from runaway climate change to lost credit cards) are ever worth it is if you have a robust (even if tiny) investment in a future you want to get to
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Another thing I did recently was buy a bunch of succulents. I have to figure out and learn how to take care of them, repot them, etc. Says a lot btw that succulents are rising in popularity. They are about the hardiest little investments you can make in the future.
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My mother-in-law, an avid gardener, told me that they're nearly impossible to kill. I hope she's right. I'm not exactly great at gardening.
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I wish we as a species were better at doing this sort of thing at every scale. We seem to suck at it above individual/family scale. Community groups for example, seem only capable of hedonistic partying or bureaucratic parades and things.
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Your future is only as real as the little things you plant in it to look forward to, creating a gentle tug of anticipation to keep your inner clock ticking. If all you do everyday is deal with exhausting crap of daily life and responsible long-term crap, life is not worth it.
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"Living in the moment" is, neurologically speaking, bullshit. We're not creatures of the transient present. We have dopamine-driven striatum allowing us to live in stories rather than impressionistic scenes. That's a feature, not a bug. One meant to be used.
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And here is my investment, I sowed some tomato seeds. It was very hard as, need to find time getting the seeds, right type of soil, when to water. Funny anecdote : went on vacation and had family take care it. If I had time would have put sensors with raspberry pie
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