Reminders for myself
"I was waiting for something extraordinary to happen, but as the years wasted on, nothing ever did unless I caused it.”
—Charles Bukowski
Hey folks, I removed the paywall from my latest essay. I hope you enjoy it.
“For Aristotle, happiness is an activity of the soul in accordance with perfect virtue over a complete life. It is not a passive state but an active pursuit of excellence, fulfilling one's unique potential and living in harmony with one's true... See more
Poetic Outlawssubstack.comDo you have any attachments—people or things that you falsely believe you could not be happy without? Make a list of them right now before we go on to study how exactly they blind you.
Think of a politician who has convinced himself he will not be happy unless he gets political power. His quest for power coarsens his sensitivity to the rest of
Your attachments: You will inevitably look for what fosters or threatens them and turn a blind eye to the rest. You won’t be interested in the rest any more than the avaricious businessperson is interested in anything that does not involve the making of money. Your beliefs: Just take a look at a fanatic who only notices what confirms his or her
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