From the course: When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing (Blinkist Summary)
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The importance of endings
From the course: When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing (Blinkist Summary)
The importance of endings
- [Instructor] Blink number seven. There are good ways to create a happy ending and bring poignancy into your life. So people overemphasize the importance of endings and they usually display extreme behavior near the end. This tendency is almost as predictable as our desire for endings to be happy and not only happy but poignant. Poignancy is that bittersweet happiness that is shaded by sadness, an emotion that seems to capture the essence of the human condition. Pixar with movies like the tearjerker Up is a poignancy pro. Knowing this we can take steps to make our endings more satisfying. For instance, when you're graduating school or ending a position at a job, write a letter to your future self and don't read it for five years. You might think you won't be that interested in what you have to say to yourself in five years but you'll likely be quite moved when the time comes. Such letters bridge the gap between past…
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