Hey y’all,

I posted this in the positivity section but got no replies because there is no one in there lol

I read this article the other day about the ever elusive subjects: happiness and satisfaction. I can't summarize the authors 6000 words but basically his 3 main points are listed toward the end of the article.

I doubt any of you have 45 minutes to spend to read the whole article but it is legit lifesaving. It may be one of, if not, the most important long-form articles I've ever read. Let me know your thoughts.

theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2022/03/why-we-are-never-satisfied-happiness/621304

I’ll check it out

audio option available too

good sunday night read

freeing myself from greed and worldly desires one day at a time 🛐

added to the reading list!

I’ve only ever wanted one thing my whole life

Just read the article, it was great thanks for sharing this @op fr

I would not trust any publication or public figure who is saying this type of stuff tho

I will want and own nothing

About to read

Avy to post ratio checks out

read this, i am a monk now. namaste

The article is better than the (untimely) headline. Thank you for sharing op

I'm all for mindfulness and all that but this typa thinking def used for more nefarious purposes

Looked up the author and yupppp LMFAO

"Arthur C. Brooks (born May 21, 1964) is an American social scientist, musician, and columnist for The Atlantic.1 He was the president of the American Enterprise Institute, a conservative think tank, for a decade. As of July 2019, he joined the faculty of the Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard Business School. 2 Brooks has researched the junctions between culture, economics, and politics. He is the author of 12 books, including From Strength to Strength (Portfolio/Penguin, 2022), which debuted at #1 on the New York Times best seller list, and two New York Times best sellers: The Road to Freedom: How to Win the Fight for Free Enterprise (2012) and The Conservative Heart: How to Build a Fairer, Happier, and More Prosperous America (Broadside Books, 2015).3 Politically, he is a center-right independent and a libertarian."

Worth listening to @op

Be a democrat

Can’t wait to live in a cube and be happy

out

@op positive section?

Hit me up

keep thinking its actually a you problem when you want things produced under the system that trained you to live that way ever since the beginning

meanwhile the ever-greedy ultra-rich are at a point of getting their fingers into peoples personal habits just because they dont want to share and still want more for themselves