Deliberately lingering on a good moment makes it count for more

Psychologist Fred Bryant found that people who consciously slow down to notice and appreciate a positive experience, rather than rushing past it, report measurably higher wellbeing afterward. The skill splits into savouring the present, reminiscing on the past and anticipating the future, and like most skills, it strengthens with deliberate practice.

— Fred B. Bryant & Joseph Veroff, Savoring: A New Model of Positive Experience — 2007
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