the good life

“My argument with so much of psychoanalysis, is the preconception that suffering is a mistake, or a sign of weakness, or a sign even of illness, when in fact, possibly the greatest truths we know have come out of people's suffering; that the problem is not to undo suffering or to wipe it off the face of the earth but to make it inform our lives,

The Wisdom Letter #253

Yet it is in this whole process of meeting and solving problems that life has its meaning. Problems are the cutting edge that distinguishes between success and failure.

M. Scott Peck • The Road Less Travelled

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At least two thirds of our miseries spring from human stupidity, human malice, and those great motivators and justifiers of malice and stupidity, idealism, dogmatism and proselytizing zeal on behalf of religious or political idols.”

— Aldous Huxley (1894–1963), “Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow”

Pain comes from events, while suffering comes from the way we handle events—what we do about them and, especially, what we think about them.

Martha Beck • The Way of Integrity: Finding the Path to Your True Self

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In short, being too comfortable actually makes us miserable.

While our brains naturally conserve energy (the "law of less work"), studies consistently show a powerful link between embracing optimal, meaningful challenges and greater life satisfaction—what researchers call eudaimonic well-being (fulfillment through growth and purpose), which often surpasses the fleeting pleasure of mere comfort (hedonic... See more