Useful To Know
by Jon Mead · updated 2mo ago
Useful To Know
‘Life has no intrinsic worth, but is kept in motion merely by want and illusion.’
from Great Thinkers: Simple Tools from 60 Great Thinkers to Improve Your Life Today (The School of Life Library) by The School of Life Press
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the pleasure we derive from journeys is perhaps dependent more on the mindset with which we travel than on the destination we travel to.
from A Simpler Life: A guide to greater serenity, ease and clarity by The School of Life
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Seek out novelty in the mundane.
from Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman
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that I had inadvertently brought myself with me to the island.
from The Art of Travel by Alain De Botton
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According to Epicurus, we are happy when we feel pleasant sensations and are free from unpleasant ones. Jeremy Bentham similarly maintained that nature gave
from Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow by Yuval Noah Harari
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