How To Be A Pessimist - Arthur Schopenhauer (Philosophical Pessimism)

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In this video we will be talking about how to be a pessimist from the wisdom of Arthur Schopenhauer. He is mostly known for his famous book “The World as Will and Representation”. He is known as the ultimate pessimist and his idea reflects philosophical pessimism.

So here are 7 ways you can follow in order to become a pessimist from the wisdom of Arthur Schopenhauer -
01. Accept your limits
02. Accept that everything changes and decays
03. Learn to see suffering as the best teacher in life
04. Don’t be blinded by love
05. Sacrifice pleasure to avoid pain
06. Limit your expectations
07. Find Happiness within yourself
I hope you enjoyed watching the video and hope these 7 ways you can follow in order to become a pessimist from the wisdom of Arthur Schopenhauer will add value to your life.

Arthur Schopenhauer was one of the greatest philosophers of all time. He lived from the end of the 18th to the beginning of the 19th century in Germany. His most important work was “The World As Will and Representation”. He was one of the most prominent figures of the philosophy of pessimism and the first great Western philosopher who was interested in Buddhism. The best way to understand his teachings is to analyze them through the eyes of the enlightened pessimism prevalent in Buddhist philosophy. Arthur Schopenhauer is known as the ultimate pessimist because he articulates a pessimistic worldview that questions life’s meaning. He believed that the universe was fundamentally irrational and human beings are driven by a force called the Will, a basic force in the Universe, never satisfied, and we, the human beings, don’t have much self-control to fight it. Schopenhauer argues that the best way to be happy is by ceasing to look for happiness and instead try to remove the unhappiness from our life. This idea reflects philosophical pessimism, which is not a psychological disposition, but rather a worldview. Philosophical pessimism suggests that it is always better to expect the worst in order to receive the best. By using the principles of philosophical pessimism, we can eliminate the irrational hopes and expectations we have in life and thus we can live more peacefully and happily.

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Arthur Schopenhauer says “Man can do what he wills but he cannot will what he wills.”

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PhilosophiesforLife
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People need to open their eyes and realize that there is nothing wrong with being pessimistic. I am and I'm going to stay that way

SombrasCervixBruiser
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Why does pessimism sound so much more realistic than optimism?

sujaysannyamath
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Schopenhauer really resonates with me, all very relatable, thank you

dlloydy
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I always found that the idea of always looking at the bright side creates and attitude of not looking at our situations holistically.

It's important to view every situation and circumstance wholly and that involves looking at both the positive and negative.

FutureMindset
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Arthur Schopenhauer is a genius! Usually, we try to do something to cope with negative things in our lives versus just eliminating that negative thing. Well done!

MediaTrainerPro
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There is nothing such as happiness it is just a temporary relief from pain

piyushjadhav
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This world is chaos, and we can only hope to find harmony within it

ReynaSingh
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I've never heard someone I agree more with... And it's an explanation of feelings I've had for as long as I can remember, it's amazing. DEFINITLY going to be studying this more.

Ari--Ana
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Me watching this at 25 years old:

My mom who does not know english and just see cartoons:
He is still a baby

javidanguliyev
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I have always been a pessimistic person. I always thought it's better to be pessimistic than optimistic. For some reason it bums people out especially at work they think I'm a negative person, but I'm not at all.

Mike-mcsh
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“Why is it that, in spite of all the mirrors in the world, no one really knows what he looks like?”~ Arthur Schopenhauer

MosesRabuka
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I guess I am just naturally a pessimist. It drives my boss crazy when I tell him that I am aware of my limitations, and I embrace them. He seems to think that magically my limitations will increase with good thoughts.

skywalkershaun
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I'm big fan of Arthur. When I was reading his works, his philosophical lessons comes into my dream. Sheer joy !

rolloduke
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Old Wisdom that will live for a lifetime and never eradicate. You are truly appreciated Arthur Schopenhauer💯

theanalyticalrevolutionary
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Buddhism often receives the same criticism of Pessimis - no surprise that Schopenhauer praised the Buddha 😃

TheDhammaHub
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Appreciation of loved ones for their nature tilts appreciation towards parents and away from children since usually children outlive their parents.

Spacecat
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Positive is good..never thinking negative is bad for our mind

mariah
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sounds beautiful and logical not pessimistic at all

Samtino
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I want to emphasis on the notion that "Romantic love is build upon sexual instinct", which in return another cover or a step towards procreation, is the truest thing I heard in a long time, since no one can form a long lasting relationship without being attracted to that person physically, if the desire is absent or has faded, that relationship will either turn into a platonic one or just end, and also if you remove the element of procreation any romantic relationship can feels that it lacks something indeed.

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