Positivity Behind the Traveling Mindset In this diverse world, many people have different perspectives regarding how one should experience life and its surroundings. Some may say that living by a daily routine or on habit will allow you to be more goal-oriented and focused on what is important in your future. Others may suggest sticking to the same habit forever will only leave you oblivious and unaware of the important things in life that may be standing right in front of you. Author Xavier De Maistre initially introduced the concept of a “traveling mindset” which suggests that people should view their surroundings as if they have just visited the town or country before, observing all of the buildings, landscape and actions going on around …show more content…
They don’t recognize the positivity that comes with viewing the world in a different way than usual--as De Maistre discovers this idea before many others. De Maistre advises people about altering their daily routine by saying, “ I advise everyman who can to get himself pink and white bed linen. For these are colours to induce calm and pleasant reveries in the fragile sleeper ( De Maistre 61). De Maistre is informing people about the benefits of wearing odd colored sheets that men would usually not sleep on or even consider masculine. He purposely insists that men sleep on bright colored linen to get out of their boring, usual habit and try something out of the ordinary. This color concept connects to the idea of having a “traveling mindset” as both ideas preach about being unique and stepping out of your comfort zone, trying new things. Therefore, spicing things up in your daily routine will provide more positivity and motivation for achieving all of one’s goals in the future. In addition, sleeping on bed linen that are colored pink will create a sense of happiness and content in people’s lives, giving them motivation to pursue their dreams. When author Alain De Botton finally applies the concept of the “traveling mindset” to his life, he further exemplifies the idea that positivity increases with a “traveling mindset”, by acknowledging his surroundings. He describes his view of his surroundings by saying, “ a row of shops which I had known as one large, undifferentiated reddish block acquired and architectural identity---Georgian pillars around a flower shop, restaurant filled with diners rather than shapes. Someone was drawing a pie chart in an overhead projector (Botton 63). These descriptions all contribute to the positivity ideas and thinking of life when having a mindset
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Parts of the story are unexplainable, like why she does not give the main character a name. For the sake of this essay, her name will be “she” or “her”. Dealing with an imaginary man named Lenny, she figures out what his true intentions are. The colors that illuminate her life and the seasons involved are all factors of her struggling addiction. In exploring the colors,
Experiences of journeys provide insights into the lives of individuals and the world around them
De Botton implies that the traveler’s mindset is the idea of thinking that a place can not decide one’s mood. In order for a person to escape that boredom in life, they must find a way to interpret their surroundings differently. The same sense can be brought towards relationships. If a person is miserable in a
You limit yourself from experiencing life in all of its wonderful complexity’’. In other words, this text is trying to say that positive thinking gets in the way of seeing the full truth or the whole part of life and it takes away the experience of realizing the bad things, the mistakes you make. However, these people are wrong because by dreaming about a life we want or imagine to have is setting goals for ourselves.
When you put all these aspects put together with my interpretation of what is happening in the painting, a sense of calmness and security was constructed for me. No matter what this couple may be going through at the end of the day they still lean on each other for support. The complementary colors symbolized a sensation of strength between them, the balance of the composition created a stability characteristic, and the smooth and fluid brush strokes created a tranquil energy between the
By incorporating a higher colour key into his work, Streeton hoped to represent hope and gaiety in Golden Summer, which seems to perfectly capture leisured enjoyment on a summer afternoon through its use of golden yellows and bright blues. In Golden Summer, Streeton is recalling what he perceived to be the ambiance and fellowship of his time at Heidelberg.
Walker Percy in his essay tells us that the experience of humans nowadays are very insignificant because of biased awareness. Percy thinks that humans lack the true experience while doing or going somewhere just because of the “beaten track”. A person can truly experience wonderful things just if they get off the beaten track. Percy writes, “It may be recovered by leaving the beaten track.” (Percy 299) Every time Percy is trying to tell this he proves it by giving various examples. His one example was how a tourist goes to see the Grand Canyon and has already a lot of preconceived expectations to that place. But when he reaches there he feels let down because all he assumed was wrong and just a fantasy. (298) Percy writes, “This dialectic of sightseeing cannot be taken into account by planners, for the object of the dialectic is nothing other than the subversion of the effort of the planners.” (Percy 300) the sightseer can only recover from all this by leaving the beaten track. (299)
Everyone has a different definition of what it means to truly live. In order to find one’s own definition of living, he or she needs to get rid of their tunnel vision and look at the bigger picture. In Alain de Bottom’s essay, “On Habit,” he states that the reason one does not find any interest in their environment after a long period of time is because he or she has become habituated. One only thinks of a newer or more interesting place to visit when one is already familiar with theirs. De Bottom explains that one needs to apply a traveling mind set to an old place and soon there will be a vision of excitement.
The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon. (Krakauer 57)” McCandless felt the trip was necessary to fill a void in him. He became so infatuated with adventure that he encouraged others to venture out and explore the world. Unfortunately for McCandless he was very stubborn.
In the article The Mindset of a Champion Carol Dweck explains how important the mindset of an athlete is. Dweck goes into great detail about the differences of a growth and fixed mindset and how it influences athletes and students, Dweck mentions some of the characteristics of someone with a fixed mindset and she does the same with someone with a growth mindset. Someone with a fixed mindset typically sees their abilities as a fixed trait, they also believe that talent is a gift you either have it or you don’t, in the contrary someone with a growth mindset usually believes that people can cultivate their abilities. Dweck also mentions how sometimes a person can hold one mindset about intelligence and another about sports. The central psychological concept of this article is how your mindset affects your motivation to excel in your sport or school work. In the article Dweck discusses a few experimental studies, she was a part of, in the first experiment she indicates her hypothesis: students with a fixed mindset were more likely to cheat or give up. Independent variable: a group of students given a test in a new subject. Dependent Variable: a group of students given a test in a subject they enjoy. they found that those with a fixed mindset were more likely to say that if they did poorly on a test, even if it were in a new course they would most likely study less or even cheat on the next test. This example, provides great proof of Dweck’s definition of a fixed mindset.
Even today in reality, the journey is more important than the destination through each of our individual lives. People make choices on their voyage, such as deciding on a college, a job, or even where to live, and all of the choices the adventurer makes is going to affect the future. On the way to their objective, they will gain experience and learn life lessons which will impact their final
What do you feel when you see a sunset? Warm, happy, amazed, awe-inspired? The sun rose yesterday, and will again tomorrow, and will again the day after that, it’s not as if the sunrise is a miraculous event, yet the emotions are visceral. It’s beautiful, and this strikes a deep, primal chord inside. John Berger attempts to unravel this mysterious attraction to beauty in his essay, “The White Bird”. The white bird in question is a small, wooden carving of a white bird, hung in the kitchens of certain cultures that experience long winters, such as the Haute Savoie region in France. According to Berger, the birds are an attempt to hold onto the fleeting beauty of nature, and a reminder of the spring to come. “Nature is energy and struggle. It
The world is a magnificent place that’s full of life and new places. Places that are waiting to be walked upon and viewed by the eye’s of travelers. To make new memories and go places that is beyond the walls of reality and new pathways of life. To truly experience the wonders that the world has to offer can be expressed by the life of one single person, setting off into the world to gain a higher purpose about the world. Traveling individually enables people to broaden their minds and accumulate new ideas and new experiences both nationally and internationally. By setting off into the world a person has the ability to learn so many new things, but also find so much about themselves while in the process of traveling.
The world is full of wonders and once-in-a-lifetime opportunities, that we take advantage of. Traveling is the ultimate education and it never fails as a teacher. It teaches you things no class can about the world and yourself. Seeing a historical spot and being in the environment it is in teaches you what no text book can. Most people hear about what is happening in the world through the bias not understanding media. However, if you are a traveler the real world influences you in a way the media will never be able to. We understand how the world works with its many cultures and lifestyles. Being a part of and experiencing different cultures broadens your views of the world and changing’s what you think of the world. Having expanded knowledge and understanding about culture is not the only thing travelers have. Finding your true self and learning about who you are is the best thing about being a traveler. There is no better way to find yourself because when you travel you open yourself up to millions of opportunities. Without travel you may be completely unaware of your true persona. Your limits are tested and you are completely out of your comfort zone when traveling. Getting out of the comfort zone helps you grow as a person and see your potential. I have experienced many different cultures that have personally changed myself and my outlook of the world. Traveling has given me the greatest education I know more about the world, cultures, and myself. Being a traveler is a huge blessing in my life I am so glad I am able to travel and see the world. Nothing can take away the memories that traveling and being a traveler has brought me. Get out there and see this beautiful world for yourself and become a traveler, you will not regret