Happiness Is A Skill - Issue #24 - The surprising psychology of talismans

Not long ago, I created a bucket.

Just ¾" tall and ½" wide, the bucked emerged after years of being delighted by the phrase, “Sometimes you have to chuck it in the fuck it bucket and move on.” I wanted a teeny tiny bucket to carry around with me that would serve no other purpose than to remind me to chuck every “fuck it” aside and carry on with my life.

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