We’re in Wales for the weekend, and on our way out of London there was a huge traffic jam on the motorway. The cars were backed up for what seemed like a few kilometres at least.
Thankfully, we won the coin flip and the jam was on the other side of the road.
It got me thinking about how if I was caught in the multi-hour jam, I’d likely be complaining during, and for many hours after.
However, because I was on the side with free flowing traffic, I was grateful for a few minutes but quickly moved on.
It reminded me of one of our human tendencies to feel loss more acutely than we feel gain. It’s an instinct worth fighting against.