When I saw the headline about a Flux Mindset I was not exactly sure of what to think. Back To The Future and the flux capacitor flashed into my brain.

Reading the article I realize that I have arrived at that mindset in a very organic and evolutionary way. It has been through a variety of activities and practices from martial arts, meditation, and some simple pragmatic critical thinking to recognize … “wow that did not workout like I thought so don’t get so invested in that expectation”. No epiphany but a journey of decades.

Your fourth point, “Learn to let go of the future”, has been my key. I have accomplished that by not linking my expectations to my happiness.

It is not that I don’t have expectations … there are lots of things and outcomes I would like to have. But when things follow a different path than I wished I now find myself always looking for some way to leverage the current circumstances into something more desirable.

Life in this century is much like we are always running down a dark crowded street with many twists, turns, and roadblocks. We continiously encounter many, pot holes, side roads, alleys, and open doors. If you spend all of your time being unhappy that you are not on a freeway life will be painful. Being unhappy will then cause you to focus on the negative and not the possibilities.

If you observe your journey down the dark crowded street correctly you will find many paths that can potentially improve your journey. Maybe you will reach your intended destination easier or maybe you will find a new and better destination. Or maybe you will fall, scrape your knee, and find a new way to apply a bandage that will be helpful the next time you stumble … and you will stumble again.

“An adventure is only an inconvenience rightly considered. An inconvenience is only an adventure wrongly considered.”

— G. K. Chesterton

Easier said than done but with a proper mix of open minded insight and a sprinkle of courage you can likely find a better path and more happiness on the journey.