FGTF Series –Modern times Unmodern Living-Part I

 

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What is FGTF? Training the Mind for Everyday Happiness

Hello Friends,

We live in a time where everything is measured.

Mileage of a car, storage of a phone, speed of internet…

Even success has numbers attached to it.

Somewhere along the way, happiness also got measured.

People started believing:

• More money = more happiness
• More success = more happiness
• Bigger events = bigger happiness

But if this was completely true, then every successful person would be deeply happy.
And we know that is not always the case.

So where is the gap?

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🌱 Introducing FGTF

I call it:

👉 FGTF – Feel Good Trigger Factor

FGTF simply means:

How easily your mind feels happy from small positive events.

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🌼 High FGTF vs Low FGTF

A person with high FGTF:

• Feels happy with small things  
•   Doesn’t wait for big moments   
• Finds joy in daily life                        

A person with low FGTF:

• Needs big achievements to feel happy
• Ignores small positives
• Remains mostly neutral or dissatisfied

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🌿 Simple Examples

A high FGTF mind can feel good when:

• Traffic is less than usual
• Tea tastes just right                                        
  
  
  

• A normal day passes peacefully
• A short walk feels refreshing

A low FGTF mind may only feel happy when:

• Promotion happens
• Big purchase is made
• Others appreciate or validate

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🧘 The Real Insight

Life gives us many small positive moments daily.

But:

• Some minds notice them
• Some minds ignore them

That difference is FGTF.

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⚖️ A Small Reflection                                   

If nothing bad happens in a day,
that itself is a good day.

But how many of us feel happy about it?

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🌄 Why This Matters

If your happiness depends only on big events:

• It will come rarely
• It will go quickly

But if your mind responds to small moments:

• Happiness becomes frequent
• Life feels lighter

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✨ Closing Thought for the Mind

“Happiness is not in waiting for big moments,
but in allowing small moments to feel enough.”

I will be coming up with a Series on this philosophy and every week or fortnight a new post will be here with new thoughts and new dimensions for a fulfilling life to live, in this materialistic world.

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