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“Remember the Simone de Beauvoir quote,” she said, “ ‘You can’t have everything you want but you can want everything you want.’
Miranda July • All Fours: A Novel
Then there’s the problem with obtaining your heart’s desire. What next? The greater the struggle you’ve made to get something, the more you’ve sacrificed for it, the greater your disappointment will be when you win the prize and your life hasn’t fundamentally changed. Because you’ll still be you, with all your neuroses and fears and regrets, only i
... See moreScott Galloway • The Algebra of Wealth: A Simple Formula for Success
And if you're curious as to what you unconsciously want, you don't need thirty years of psychoanalysis to figure it out: you can just take a look at what you currently have in your life and know that that's exactly what your unconscious wants, because what your unconscious wants, it gets.
Carolyn Elliott • Existential Kink: Unmask Your Shadow and Embrace Your Power (A method for getting what you want by getting off on what you don't)
One thing I strongly believe is that you have what you want. Another way of phrasing it: you want what you choose. Even if, and sometimes especially if, what you choose is an impediment to your flourishing.