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This is a great piece, revolving around finding satisfaction through scaling down desires, instead of accumulating more of wealth/success. The claim is that goo
by pabo 5y ago
This is a great piece, revolving around finding satisfaction through scaling down desires, instead of accumulating more of wealth/success. The claim is that good feeling attached to success is almost always ephemeral. The text draws a rich context by providing many scientific, cultural/historical and religious references. The author also provides some kind-of-practical advice, distilled from their own life:
1. Go from prince to sage
2. Make a reverse bucket list
3. Get smaller