I’ve always found it odd when I hear people say this. I’m never quite sure how I’m supposed to take it. I live alone. I have like zero responsibilities outside of work. So in that regard, every single day I do “something nice” for myself. I get to eat whatever I want, watch whatever I want on TV, etc.
One “argument” I’ve heard that this is instead supposed to mean to like exercise or something, but I exercise is very unpleasant to me. I committed to consistent running for over a year and never enjoyed it lol. I feel similarly about all forms of exercise.
I dunno. What am I missing here? Is telling people to do something nice for themselves reserved for people with heavy responsibilities like children and such? Because I don’t understand why people would tell me to do that to myself or how I am supposed to apply that. Existing with high freedom and low responsibilities seems pretty nice to myself so I don’t get it.
Am I just dumb lol?
To me, it means “do something you love, but do infrequently,” spoil yourself. Go the extra mile for extra comfort.
Could be anything! Ordering yourself an entire chocolate cake and proceeding to make decisions you’ll regret (but… I mean… chocolate cake!), going for a spa day if you can afford it, getting yourself some of those expensive cigarettes you love but avoid buying, going out and buying yourself a nice shirt/dress you’ve been eyeing for a while, organising a special day out with good company, visiting that place you wanted to visit but kept putting off, etc.
Lmao at the chocolate cake thing! You know idk it’s just like for me, if I want something I just buy it. I am at the point of my life where I can do that now and it’s been pretty nice. I used to be very rigid on the dollar amount that I allow myself to spend and how often, but I am very fortunate to make a good living now. So there are rarely things I am pining over for a long time. I do have to be careful about overspending tho because I fear I’m moving a bit in that direction instead lol.
Maybe if I am feeling down one day I will visit the local theme park here one day as a treat. I’ve always wanted to go since I’ve moved here, but I’ve always been a bit of a loner so I never have. I feel like a lot of things I want to do are just not as fun alone. Plus it’s pricey. Something to think about I guess!