“When a man can’t find a deep sense of meaning, they distract themselves with pleasure.” — Viktor Frankl
Ryan Holidayx.com“When a man can’t find a deep sense of meaning, they distract themselves with pleasure.” — Viktor Frankl
Nothing draws us away from those questions like material success—when we are always busy, stressed, put upon, distracted, reported to, relied on, apart from.
Ryan Holiday • Ego is the Enemy: The Fight to Master Our Greatest Opponent
We can still yearn for meaning amid plenty; indeed, the yearning becomes ever greater and more prescient as other, more basic needs are met.
David A. Banks • The City Authentic: How the Attention Economy Builds Urban America
What have we learned from Mill? That a crisis lies in wait for those whose lives lack existential value, who aspire at most to mitigate harm, as though the absence of suffering is as good as it gets.
Kieran Setiya • Midlife: A Philosophical Guide
“When a person can't find a deep sense of meaning, they distract themselves with pleasure.”
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Viktor E. Frankl
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Viktor E. Frankl
A quote by Viktor E. Frankl
The first is a classic distinction, which goes back at least to Aristotle, between two views of the good life: a life of pleasure, contentment, and other positive feelings, or one that is well-lived and meaningful.