1970: Another Reason Experiences are Better than Things: The Joy of Anticipation by Jay & Heather Harrington

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🗓️ 3 May 2021

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Jay and Heather Harrington of Life and Whim remind us that the joy of anticipation alone makes experiences better than things. Episode 1970: Another Reason Experiences are Better than Things: The Joy of Anticipation by Jay & Heather Harrington Jay and Heather Harrington are the husband and wife team behind Life and Whim. They started Life and Whim after moving their family to Traverse City, a small town on the shores of Lake Michigan, to break the script of their life and reimagine what's possible. They live in pursuit of a purposeful, meaningful, active, and simple life. The original post is located here: https://www.lifeandwhim.com/first-moments-blog/another-reason-experiences-better-things-joy-anticipation Gusto is making payroll, benefits, and HR easy for small businesses. Get 3 months free once you run your first payroll with our link: Gusto.com/OLD Please Rate & Review the Show! Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com and in The O.L.D. Facebook Group Join the Ol' Family to get your Free Gifts and join our online community: OLDPodcast.com/group Interested in advertising on the show? Visit https://www.advertisecast.com/OptimalLivingDaily Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's a minimalist Monday edition of Optimal Living Daily Episode 1970.
0:04.6	Another reason experiences are better than things.
0:07.9	The joy of anticipation.
0:10.2	But Jay and Heather Harrington of LifeAndWim.com and I'm Justin Mollick.
0:15.3	Happy Monday and welcome back to Optimal Living Daily or the OLD podcast where I read to you
0:20.3	from some of the best blogs I can find and get permission from, mostly covering personal
0:24.8	development or self-help and minimalism on this show. We cover a bunch of other topics in the
0:29.9	Optimal Living Daily podcast network which includes a bunch of other shows.
0:34.0	Definitely subscribe to those if you like this one. Just search for Optimal Living Daily to find them.
0:39.2	For now, let's get right to it and start optimizing your life.
0:46.7	Another reason experiences are better than things. The joy of anticipation.
0:52.0	By Jay and Heather Harrington of LifeAndWim.com.
0:55.5	The fact that the calendar flipped to March shocked us out of our winter hibernation this week.
1:02.0	The approach of spring and summer is exciting. While we love winter and the skiing, sledding,
1:08.8	and snowballs it affords, we're ready for the longer and warmer days ahead.
1:12.8	Summer fun is around the corner which made us realize that we need to kick our summer planning
1:18.1	into gear. Our twins are turning five this spring so we've turned the corner on toddlerhood.
1:24.0	This opens up a whole new world of opportunities in terms of fun and adventurous activities.
1:29.2	There are no more naps and those little legs are steadily getting longer and sturdier.
1:33.7	So this summer we plan on pushing boundaries a bit more than we have in the past few years.
1:38.6	We're really excited about all of the new experiences that lie ahead.
1:43.1	Experiences over things. You've probably heard that experiences bring people more happiness
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