Two Short, Partial Lists . . . More or Less

We don't just have wants; we have wants about our wants. 

                    -- The philosophy of Harry G. Frankfurt as channeled by Russ Roberts

Things I would like to like less: 

• Football
• Running errands
• Donuts
• Saving and salvaging old stuff
• DIY
• Collecting
• Piddling around the garden

Things I would like to like more: 

• Baseball
• Exercise
• Tea
• Live concerts
• Playing golf
• Attending church
• Math

This is a very partial partial list. I could go on and on. And it changes over time, but these items are fairly constant. 

One might say that I am yearning to be someone else, and that would be partly true. Such a yearning can be a healthy aspiration or a smothering burden. I don't think I'm deluding myself to believe I keep it on the healthy side. 

And this is more about how I wish I ticked rather than how I wish I acted. Any good economist rightfully responds to the statement "I want to have X" (where X is a new job, a Ferrari, more time to travel, etc.) with the terse reply "Obviously, no you don't."

While these are not desires I can completely bring about, I can work on them. Perhaps I should/will, but perhaps I'm partial to leaving aspirations as they are.