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Oliver Burkeman's Last Column: The Eight Secrets to a (Fairly) Fulfilled Life
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When I say you’re not getting your joy back, I mean that you’re looking in the wrong direction. What brought you joy in the past might not be what brings you joy in the future. And looking to recreate the past holds the risk of speedrunning you right back to the present. So when you say that you now loathe what you used to love that might be your... See more
How to get your joy back
the more attention we need to pay to things outside of ourselves, the less time we have to dwell on the monsters inside our heads
"People are our Power" | A Conversation with Lindsay Kaplan, Co-Founder of Chief.com
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People are happy enough rich, and people are happy enough poor. But it’s hard to imagine anyone happy without a feeling that their actions have some impact, however small. Even if you’re not going to be remembered by history, you want to be remembered by your barista. The prisoner, though largely robbed of power, is probably happier if he can vex... See more
Sasha Chapin • What the humans like is responsiveness - by Sasha Chapin What the humans like is responsiveness
While doing the reporting for my book, I read a postmortem from a successful startup founder. They said something along the lines of: “One of the best things that can happen to you is to achieve professional success when you’re young. That way you can learn that it does little to change your happiness.” For better or worse, achieving your goals
... See moreEvery • On the Value of Not Reaching Your Goals
