3856: Learning to Savor the Firsts and the Lasts by Britt with No Sidebar on Appreciating Change

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🗓️ 27 December 2025

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3856: Britt explores the often-overlooked power of slowing down to truly savor the pivotal firsts and lasts in life, especially during seasons of major change. With honest reflections on rushing through transitions and the challenge of staying present, she offers a grounded reminder that intentional living isn’t about perfection, it’s about presence. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://nosidebar.com/savor/ Quotes to ponder: “The past is over, and we can’t relive it or change it, no matter how much we wish we could.” “Being too preoccupied with what might happen undermines our ability to enjoy what is actually happening.” “The only thing we can do is be present for whatever firsts and lasts are happening around us every single day.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is Optimal Living Daily. Learning to savor the firsts and the last by Brit with no
0:07.1	sidebar.com. And I'm Justin Mollick. We're going to get right to it as we optimize your life.
0:16.9	Learning to savor the first and last by Brit with no sidebar.com.
0:23.3	The last couple of weeks have been busy over at Tiny Ambitions headquarters,
0:27.0	aka my house. I had my last day at one job and my first day at another. I took my last
0:32.7	flight to Toronto for work and my first drive on my new daily commute. Tiny Ambitions was also published for the first time
0:39.5	on no sidebar. That's quite a few firsts and last. The trouble is, in our fast-paced world,
0:46.1	do we ever really take the time to savor the first and the last? I'm guilty of racing from one thing
0:51.6	to the next, bulldozing any hope of appreciating the moment.
0:55.6	The seduction of new chapters. Part of this, I think, is excitement. Who wouldn't be excited
1:02.1	to start a new chapter of their lives? Everything seems so fresh and new and full of promise.
1:07.5	It's hard not to be seduced by that. But I think one of two things tends to happen in life.
1:12.6	Either we go overboard and can't stop savoring the past moment, so much so that we ruin our
1:17.2	present reality, or we take zero time to appreciate anything and move through life at hyper speed.
1:23.1	In either scenario, we end up at the end of our lives, never having lived in the present.
1:28.1	Is there a happy medium that could be found between being stuck in the past or racing towards
1:32.4	the future? I think so. I've never been one to dwell in the past, with some recent notable
1:37.5	exceptions. The past is over, and we can't relive or change it no matter how much we wish we could.
1:43.6	The future, though,
1:44.7	that's an entirely different story. In my mind, the future is bright and sparkly and full of
1:50.3	infinite possibilities. By extension, then, the future is much better than the present. I'll be
1:56.4	honest, I often find my mind racing towards the future so I don't have to deal with my present
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