If we shift as we age toward appreciating everyday pleasures and relationships rather than toward achieving, having and getting, and if we find this more fulfilling, then why do we take so long to do it? Why do we wait until we're old? [...] lessons are hard to learn #AtulGawande

- December 03, 2025

If we shift as we age toward appreciating everyday pleasures and relationships rather than toward achieving, having and getting, and if we find this more fulfilling, then why do we take so long to do it? Why do we wait until we're old? [...] lessons are hard to learn #AtulGawande
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If we shift as we age toward appreciating everyday pleasures and relationships rather than toward achieving, having and getting, and if we find this more fulfilling, then why do we take so long to do it? Why do we wait until we're old? [...] lessons are hard to learn #AtulGawande

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