17 Jul 2014, 11:20 pm
GoonSquad wrote:
AmethystRose wrote:
I'm just gonna leave this highly relevant TED Talk here.... http://www.ted.com/talks/dan_gilbert_as ... e_we_happy . 
You should watch it. It's eye opening.
You should watch it. It's eye opening.
Yeah, that's hedonic adaptation. The Stoics figured that out 2500 years ago.
Quote:
"Don't seek to have events happen as you wish, but wish them to happen as they do happen, and all will be well with you.?
― Epictetus
...
?Our life is what our thoughts make it.?
?Here is a rule to remember in future, when anything tempts you to feel bitter: not "This is misfortune," but "To bear this worthily is good fortune.?
― Marcus Aurelius
― Epictetus
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?Our life is what our thoughts make it.?
?Here is a rule to remember in future, when anything tempts you to feel bitter: not "This is misfortune," but "To bear this worthily is good fortune.?
― Marcus Aurelius
Good video.
Thanks for the new vocabulary.
Also... Oops. I just saw how many times my comment got posted. My "smart" phone did that, lol. Is there a way to delete comments? I can't find one.
