Everyone feels like he/she is missing out. I have a few decades on you, so I feel I’m allowed to offer a gray-beard advice: get used to it. We’ll always been missing out on something. That’s part of life. The trick is to concentrate only what important at the moment. Everything else will take care of itself.
I think I also know these feelings quite well. I don't *think* it's gear lust, I suspect it's as simple as having a deep urge to be more successful at what you're doing, until a certain achievement is reached at which point it recedes for a while. That's my explanation for it, at least – I'm sure it differs for everyone. I like these photos though and have to ask, what is the camera?
Hey Tom, it's nice to know these thoughts are shared. I think what I realized in writing this is that I'll always have some measure of this feeling of missing out, whether it's warranted or not. And that it shows up in places I wouldn't always expect, like wanting a new camera. I can't solve it by buying things or doing everything I want, but I can learn to recognize it for what it is. I think that's the only way to soften its edges~
The camera's a Ricoh GR3, though the first picture of my wife and me was on a GR2.
Thank you for the thoughtful advice Alex!
Everyone feels like he/she is missing out. I have a few decades on you, so I feel I’m allowed to offer a gray-beard advice: get used to it. We’ll always been missing out on something. That’s part of life. The trick is to concentrate only what important at the moment. Everything else will take care of itself.
I think I also know these feelings quite well. I don't *think* it's gear lust, I suspect it's as simple as having a deep urge to be more successful at what you're doing, until a certain achievement is reached at which point it recedes for a while. That's my explanation for it, at least – I'm sure it differs for everyone. I like these photos though and have to ask, what is the camera?
Hey Tom, it's nice to know these thoughts are shared. I think what I realized in writing this is that I'll always have some measure of this feeling of missing out, whether it's warranted or not. And that it shows up in places I wouldn't always expect, like wanting a new camera. I can't solve it by buying things or doing everything I want, but I can learn to recognize it for what it is. I think that's the only way to soften its edges~
The camera's a Ricoh GR3, though the first picture of my wife and me was on a GR2.