Eight Ways to Banish Misery
Noble Truth 1. Life is suffering (dukkha in Sanskrit), due to chronic dissatisfaction. Noble Truth 2. The cause of this suffering is craving, desire, and attachment for worldly things. Noble Truth 3. Suffering can be defeated by eliminating this craving, desire, and attachment. Noble Truth 4. The way to eliminate craving, desire, and attachment is
... See moreArthur C. Brooks • From Strength to Strength
Schopenhauer’s morose temperament that caused him to see the human experience as a battle between pain and boredom, but I think he can be misjudged. Most of his writing stands as a handbook for escaping the base and unpleasant forces in life and finding greater happiness. And it is more rewarding to read such advice from a philosopher whose initial
... See moreDerren Brown • Happy: Why More or Less Everything is Absolutely Fine
Give up. Not completely. But mostly. Just stop trying so hard. Here’s my recipe: Make a list of all the things you love doing or things that intrigue you that you’d like to try doing. This is brainstorming, so don’t limit the list or judge it; write down everything you can think of. Separate the activities you do with people from the activities you
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