Especially in this difficult time, most of us are overwhelmed by our lives and worry about the future. Studies have shown more than 30% of people express worry every day. Worry has been shown by many scientists to generate stress, anxiety or even clinical depression. I think Carpe Diem can help with that.
I’m not here to blindly say “everything is okay” but to show the importance of living in the present. I still struggle with this every day but believe it is a crucial factor to happiness.
Here’s why Carpe Diem is so important.
“Carpe Diem” is a Latin expression which means “seize the day” and encourages people to enjoy the present instead of worrying about the future. It has been around for more than 2,000 years but is still hard to apply. So why is it important?
Montaigne, a famous French philosopher, once said:
“My life has been full of terrible misfortunes, most of which never happened.”
In a study, psychologists found that 85% of the outcomes of subjects’ initial worry “were positive” and 79% realised that the matter was not as hard to handle as they had expected because they managed it well.
