Seven Wholesome Indulgences You Can Enjoy Every Day
True lifesavers in a world awash with unhealthy temptations.
Did you know that the average American gets 58% of their calories from ultra-processed food and spends 8 hours per day watching TV or video, browsing social media, and playing video games?
Yes, pleasure today is big business. And almost all of it involves a straight trade of our time, money, and health for a carefully engineered, highly addictive dopamine hit.
But it doesn’t need to be this way. With this article, I’d like to share seven wholesome indulgences that helped me abandon the entire Instant Pleasure Industry and claim a more pleasurable life in the process.
1. Rest
It took me a long time to come to terms with this one, but my number one wholesome indulgence is the fine art of doing nothing.
“Only in recent history has ‘working hard’ signaled pride rather than shame.”
— Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Back in the 1930s, prominent economists predicted huge productivity gains from technological progress would make relaxed, 15-hour workweeks the norm early in the 21st century.
