Why You Should Neglect Things on Purpose

Choosing what to ignore is part of living well

In college, my friends used to play a game: If you could relive any year of your life, which would you pick? Everyone had an answer ready. Senior year of high school. The summer at the lake house. When it got to me, I said I wouldn’t relive any of them.

They thought I wasn’t thinking clearly, so they sweetened the deal — what if reliving a year meant you…