If you are spending too much time worrying about the future, then you will never be able to enjoy the moment. This is the curse of the impatient. If you are so focused on what will come next, or what is going to happen, then you will leave no time for you to actually experience and enjoy what is happening now.

Day 279 – Effects of Artificial Stress
After a challenging week backpacking in the wilderness, the author found their sleep quality dramatically improved compared to their restless nights at home. This experience highlighted the difference between ‘real’ stress encountered in nature and the constant ‘artificial’ stress from digital demands, suggesting that true rest may depend on the absence of these pervasive digital pokes at our nervous system.


