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Hedonism, if it's logically consistent and takes a long-term view, is basically Epicureanism, which is far from what comes to mind when we hear the term hedonism.
No it isn’t. The two are opposites. Pleasure vs happiness,
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Tbh I don’t think you understood the goal of this post. The idea, to me, is to remind the reader of how precious life is, and to be mindful of how you’re spending it. Whether you think about it or try to ignore it, time is ticking by at the same speed. I’m only 25 but I’ve wasted way too much time on Reddit, YouTube, and even HN, in my opinion. > As with all things, moderation. Sure, but in my anecdotal experience th…
It's one of those self-help contradictions: View life as both abundant and scarce at the same time. Another is: love yourself, but avoid narcissism.
> Someone came to him [Ajahn Chaa] complaining of all the conflicting advice he gave to his students. Sometimes he would suggest one thing and then later just the opposite. Ajahn Chaa replied, “It’s like this. If I see someone walking down a road and about to fall off into a ditch on the left, I’ll shout, ‘Go right.’ Later, if the same person, or someone else, is walking on the road and about to fall into a ditch on the right, I’ll say, ‘Go left, go left.’ It’s always about staying on the path.”
from Joseph Goldstein, _Mindfulness_ (2013)
Or, you know, an actual paper book. :)
What's with the Date-Picker widget on the first screen? Is it supposed to do something or anything at all? I'm using Brave on Android.
1. Telling you how many weeks you have been alive for 2. What people usually focus on during the period of life you're in, according to research
A nice visual version of this memento mori is Tim Urban's "Your Life in Weeks": https://waitbutwhy.com/2014/05/life-weeks.html After reading this, I used this nice online PDF generator to print out my personalized life calendar, and kept it in my home office with a pen nearby, checking off the passing weeks occasionally (every month or so). https://www.ekn.io/calendar/ Spending some time to check off the first ~2k we…
Tim Urban also wrote a slightly haunting follow-up: https://waitbutwhy.com/2015/12/the-tail-end.html I read it every January or so.
A nice visual version of this memento mori is Tim Urban's "Your Life in Weeks": https://waitbutwhy.com/2014/05/life-weeks.html After reading this, I used this nice online PDF generator to print out my personalized life calendar, and kept it in my home office with a pen nearby, checking off the passing weeks occasionally (every month or so). https://www.ekn.io/calendar/ Spending some time to check off the first ~2k we…
Tim Urban also wrote a slightly haunting follow-up: https://waitbutwhy.com/2015/12/the-tail-end.html I read it every January or so.
No. The point is not to focus on time, or calculating how much of it you have; the point is to live in the present and step out of time. Forget it. The past is only in your mind. The future does not exist. The only real thing is right now . If you are depressed you are living in the past. If you are anxious you are living in the future. If you are at peace you are living in the present. --Lao Tzu
The past isn't generally depressing and there are lots of things worth to be remembered. The past is not only in my mind, it is around me all the time and it is the context I'm living in.
The future needs some planning.
We just need to live in the present, but also have to make decisions based on past&present&future.
Having kids saved me. You can’t procrastinate on raising kids. There are no sick days. I’ve never been more active in my life. Today I spent an hour running around avoiding lava at a playground. Before kids I’d of spent all that time and a lot more playing World of Warcraft, I believe.
The back stage pass to stuff you’d be embarrassed to do (or not think off doing) without kids is pretty cool too! Floor is lava, water parks, toy shops etc.