When Does a Journey Begin?
Does a journey begin as we move toward our destination, or when we first imagine being there?
© Joyce McGreevy
Our Answers Hold Clues
to Why We Travel
Your office resembles an archaeological dig. In your inbox, emails line up like stalled planes on a runway. Meanwhile, status meetings about The Project keep you scrambling to fit in actual work.
But you’re smiling. Why? Because soon, you’ll be traveling for pleasure.
As a result, your brain has upgraded to Frequent Flyer, briefly but repeatedly transporting you to your destination—although you’ve never been there.
It’s travel anticipation. As scientists have reported, looking forward to a vacation can boost one’s happiness for up to eight weeks.
For entrepreneur and Ted Talk speaker Jen Rubio, travel anticipation is a barrier to the journey. The construct of a place in our heads may keep us from...
