I never have liked the “live in the present” idea. Animals live in the present because they live by instinct with little or no memory or planning for the future. The ability to not live in the present is one thing that separates us from animals.
I dunno, it works for me. Plan for a future, but live in the now. Learn from a past, but live in the now.
” little or no memory “
Never had a dog?
Animals have memories and feelings.
-——Animals live in the present because they live by instinct with little or no memory-——
Ever see a video of serviceman or women coming home after a long deployment and their dog goes bonkers with joy?