Old photos always look better than the day felt. Time edits. Keep that in mind about now.

Memory runs a filter you did not choose. The afternoon that felt awkward and too hot becomes a good photograph, because what gets kept is the shape of the day while the discomfort falls away, which is why your past will always look better than your present. Today is being experienced in full, friction included. That is the only reason it compares badly.

Take one photo today of something unremarkable: the kitchen, your friends in the car, the walk you do every day. Then put it away. The ordinary afternoon you are unimpressed by now is the one you will want later.