Más contenido relacionado La actualidad más candente (6) Similar a Share Your Gifts (20) Más de George Hutton (20) Share Your Gifts5. About an hour getting present after
present, and tearing the wrapping
paper of just to see what was inside.
6. It was a combination of a couple of
powerful persuasive effects.
10. Sure, it's great if you go down to the
store and they're giving away free
beer.
12. When somebody spends time
thinking, buying and wrapping a
present just for YOU, it feels very
special.
13. Combine that with the universal power
of curiosity, and you've got a winning
combo.
15. And on top of THAT, you've got all the
flashy colors of the wrapping paper.
16. On top of THAT, you've got a pile of
these gifts, all for YOU!
18. But then, a couple days later,
something strange happens.
21. On that one hand, the idea of having
ONE DAY out of the year is a good
thing to look forward to.
23. It can trap us into thinking that the
ONLY TIME when we can feel really
good is if OTHER PEOPLE put in the
effort.
27. Hopefully, as we grow older, we realize
that more and more, it's up to US to
get the good stuff.
28. If we sit around waiting for somebody
to simply GIVE it to us, we may be
waiting a while.
29. But there's also a kind of magic we can
experience as an adult, that is
impossible with the mind of a child.
30. And that is the feeling of CREATING
something. Not just passively receiving
something.
31. Coming up with an idea, focusing on
that idea, combining that idea with our
actions, and INTERactions with other
people, and one day, POOF!
36. But when you're an adult, you get to
CREATE things that DIDN'T exist
before.