the good life
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You chase novelty
Social media has rewired us to constantly seek novelty. You swipe until you find the fresh, new thing that grabs your attention. But unfortunately, that obsession with novelty is the single greatest risk to building the life you want.
The most meaningful things in life are built through the consistent execution of the very boring... See more
Social media has rewired us to constantly seek novelty. You swipe until you find the fresh, new thing that grabs your attention. But unfortunately, that obsession with novelty is the single greatest risk to building the life you want.
The most meaningful things in life are built through the consistent execution of the very boring... See more
Sahil Bloom • How to Live a Miserable Life
But I noticed something else: there was long-term satisfaction to be found in my journey. It wasn’t in the attaining but in the becoming.
The process itself, of becoming the kind of person who could make useful things and earn a living doing so, was a joy. As was the process of deepening the craft of exploring or reading or writing.
The process itself, of becoming the kind of person who could make useful things and earn a living doing so, was a joy. As was the process of deepening the craft of exploring or reading or writing.
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
And no, I’m not asking you:
to do all 10 exercises right now.
Take the 1 or 2 that seem to be the most relevant to you at this point in time.
And start writing.
In case you want to receive 112 exercises like these in a physical... See more
instagram.comPain 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
This framework makes self-improvement easier to tackle
mail.google.com🗣️”He leído una entrevista al filósofo y Premio Princesa de Asturias 2025, Byung-Chul Han, en la que dice cosas tan interesantes como que «la obligación de ser feliz genera una presión devastadora» o que «hemos convertido la felicidad en un mandato individual». En una obligación agotadora, añado yo.”
Así ha comenzado... See more
instagram.comsanity, in this view, is just compliance that has been culturally sanctioned. it is not a measure of truth, it is a measure of usefulness.
so when you feel like you’re losing it and you can’t keep up or when you spiral when the world feels uninhabitable, it might not be because something is wrong with you. it might be because your body is trying to... See more
so when you feel like you’re losing it and you can’t keep up or when you spiral when the world feels uninhabitable, it might not be because something is wrong with you. it might be because your body is trying to... See more