18. Discussing Zat Rana's "The Simple Art of Not Being Miserable". Also mentioning Eisenhower,

This chat was inspired by Zat Rana's "The Simple Art of Not Being Miserable" https://medium.com/personal-growth/the-simple-art-of-not-being-miserable-b374f42bc318 Key quotes: - “When they are hungry, they fast. When they are unoccupied, they meditate.” - “When someone seeks,” said Siddhartha, “then it easily happens that his eyes see only the thing that he seeks, and he is able to find nothing, to take in nothing because he always thinks only about the thing he is seeking, because he has one goal, because he is obsessed with his goal. Seeking means: having a goal. But finding means: being free, being open, having no goal.” - “Almost everything that motivates you to take action starts with a question, whether you realize it or not. The simple reason is that before you desire an answer, you have to first define what you are looking for.” - “If the universe is meaningless, so is the statement that it is so… The meaning and purpose of dancing is the dance.” - “Humans are biologically programmed to desire things. It’s encoded in the survival machine that we refer to as our body. This process of desiring, however, leads to a narrow zone of fixation that stops us from experiencing reality in a way that is conducive to avoiding misery.” We also touch on: - “If you want a happy wife get someone with low expectations.” Warren Buffett. - "Happiness = Reality - Expectations" WaitButWhy Tim Urban - “Every year should be the best year of your life.” - “We can try to benefit from all our experiences. If they don’t make us happier they can at least make us wiser.” - "The obstacle is the way." Ryan Holiday Contact us at [email protected]