This is pure attitude. I used to say I had "fuck you bus fare," which admittedly depends on a robust regional public transit system, but the principle is the sa

This is pure attitude. I used to say I had "fuck you bus fare," which admittedly depends on a robust regional public transit system, but the principle is the same. Sure, it's good to do things like getting your finances in order, clean your room, etc., but there is a choice you can make about how you relate to the world where your happiness is not conditional or contingent on other things. Choose it, and keep choosing it, and when you notice you don't, choose it again. The OPs part II of the article is about that kind of stoic view, and where I disagree with him is he frames it as there being something standing between you and "serenity." However, it could be just a device, as who would listen to someone that told them there was nothing external standing in their way. Surely, what kind of asshole would say that to someones face? A boy with a skateboard and a bus pass doesn't have to take shit from anybody.