Anticipated Happiness: Why Making Plans Is So Exciting

  Anticipated happiness is like imagining the delicious taste of the chocolate cake you’re about to eat. It’s butterflies of excitement in your tummy before the date you have tonight. Or, it’s imagining the great times you’ll have on vacation this year. You don’t have to be a child to feel joy at an anticipated event. In fact, we could almost say that this anticipation is enjoyed more than the event itself. Because sometimes, life disappoints. Certainly, often what you imagined doesn’t turn out to be as good as you thought it’d be. In fact, future events are frequently more…