![]() ![]() In that case, just put it away, you narcissist.) If you feel the need to pull out a camera, it’s probably a moment of elevation. They make us feel engaged, joyful, amazed, motivated. Moments of elevation are experiences that rise above the routine. Time to learn how to construct more events that will restock your reminiscence reservoir. If we want great memories we have to make them.īut how do you do that? What makes some little moments so powerful? And others the epitome of “meh”?Ĭhip and Dan Heath have a new book that lays out the science you need to know - The Power of Moments: Why Certain Experiences Have Extraordinary Impact. And then boom - suddenly CVS is loaded with Christmas ornaments and it signals the end of another year. No good. Serendipity can be a bus that never arrives. So why do we leave special moments to chance? And why do we not do more to create those special memories for others - the way we’d like them to make some for us? More often than not, one day rolls into the next, one month rolls into the next, you blink your eyes and you’re staring down the barrel of another New Year’s Day saying: where the heck did the time go? ![]() *Writer rolls his eyes so hard he gets a migraine.* Well, the latter are just “magic”, right? Serendipity. Moments that enriched your life, bonded you with others and helped you define who you are. But there are other little memories that stick out because they had such a powerful emotional impact on you. ![]() These are the big memories that we all cherish. Before we commence with the festivities, I wanted to thank everyone for helping my first book become a Wall Street Journal bestseller. ![]()
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