Not being caught up and controlled by trends, political narratives, hunger, momentary pain, other peoples' opinions, comfort.
The more you are controlled, the less autonomy you own.
The less autonomy, the less fulfilment.
Eashwarran Kohilathastwitter.comNot being caught up and controlled by trends, political narratives, hunger, momentary pain, other peoples' opinions, comfort. The more you are controlled, the less autonomy you own. The less autonomy, the less fulfilment.
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Distinguish between what’s in your control and what isn’t. If it’s not in your control, put it out of your head. Trying to control outcomes makes you disappointed and resentful. Focus only on your thoughts and actions.
Derek Sivers • How to Live: 27 conflicting answers and one weird conclusion
That is real freedom. That is being educated, and understanding how to think. The alternative is unconsciousness, the default setting, the rat race, the constant gnawing sense of having had, and lost, some infinite thing.
Farnam Street • This is Water by David Foster Wallace (Full Transcript and Audio)
The plight of all preoccupied people is wretched, but most wretched is the plight of those who labor under preoccupations that are not even their own, whose sleep schedule is regulated by somebody else's, who walk at somebody else's pace, and who are under instructions in that freest of all activities-loving and hating. If these people want to know... See more