Self-Improvement, and Desire

Recently, I heard on a podcast a commentator make a statement, paraphrasing, that a lot of self-improvement is just about learning to want better things. Say, for example, the mind-wanderer looking to improve attention and mindfulness. Changing the desire to presence and calmness, versus “the next best thing.” Another example might be the addict looking to improve by altering their life’s course away from addiction. Switch the desire to sobriety versus the drug of choice. Still another is the hedonic treadmill runner, and readjusting the mindset to focus on contentment versus more. First defining better things, and then altering any yearning to be focused on these better things…that’s self-improvement.