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