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Glimmers

Glimmers

In our hyper-capitalist society, it’s often implied that the only things worth savoring are the really fancy, really shiny, really new, and really exotic. Let’s push back against that narrative by finding the glimmers, also known as those simple moments of pleasure that pop up during our days.

We minimalists already know that it’s in the small things that beauty lies. On today’s show: Research-backed ways to spot the glimmers and reap the most joy possible from every instance.

 

Here’s a preview:

[8:00] Glimmers are all around us all the time. Are you paying attention?

[16:00] Savoring offers many wellness benefits. One of them? It’s an active way to fight back against our innate negativity bias

[26:00] Introducing savoring’s evil cousin, dampening (plus: how to stop it right this second)

[32:00] Add in some effort! Determine a glimmer in your life and get optimizing

[37:00] Downtime is a necessary part of life (it’s also a time when we are most available to catch the glimmers)

[42:00] Say it loud and say it proud! Verbalize the simple pleasures as a means of extending and expanding the pleasure

 

 

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In our hyper-capitalist society, it's often implied that the only things worth savoring are the really fancy, really shiny, really new, and really exotic. Let's push back against that narrative by finding the glimmers, also known as those simple moments of pleasure that pop up during our days. On this episode of the Sustainable Minimalists podcast: how to spot the glimmers and reap the most joy possible from every instance.

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