We must be wary of holding on too tightly to any one experience.

When we become too attached to an experience, we risk comparing a new experience to an old experience. Comparison is one of many sure paths to unhappiness. This kind of comparison of old and new, in particular, is especially dangerous for our happiness because we have a tendency to inflate and romanticize our past experiences. We imagine the ice cream being sweeter, the relationship being better, the days being warmer and the struggle being easier.

After gravity, nostalgia might just be the most powerful force in the universe. Due to nostalgia, how we remember an old experience looks more like fiction rather than reality.

This doesn't mean we shouldn't cherish each experience. We should most certainly cherish and be fully present in each experience. However, we shouldn't allow any one experience to become the gold standard for all future experiences.