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When you exist to constantly fulfill your own wants you are doomed to be unhappy.
There’s lots I want. I want the Nike x Fear of God high tops. I want a G wagon 6x6. I want a bigger house. I want @Atrium to 3x revenues, and be a unicorn. I want the birth of my son to be painless
There’s lots I want. I want the Nike x Fear of God high tops. I want a G wagon 6x6. I want a bigger house. I want @Atrium to 3x revenues, and be a unicorn. I want the birth of my son to be painless
When you get those things you want, you may get a temporary spike in happiness, but soon enough it will always fall back down to baseline.
Our unhappiness comes from believing that fulfillment of those wants will drive lasting change for us. Then we torture ourselves constantly about not having them fulfilled (forgetting all the while that getting the last wants we had didn’t make us happy).
Every day I try to remember a different thing I wanted that I actually got, and then remember that it didn’t really do anything for me. Then I think about a current want I have and remind myself nothing is different this time.
Eliminating your attachments is a struggle that might take your whole life. But you will be better off for it. Good luck!
