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Thus Spoke Zarathustra-Nietzsche

Man's Search For Meaning- Frankl

[west_]

To resign in passive nihilism, that is truly one of my biggest fears. To be in constant overstimulation but never truly gratified or content, in an effort to distract ourselves from the absurd nature of the world. To never discover ones one capabilities, because of fear of facing the dread that accompanies trying. I'll always rely on the ideas such as that of Seneca to push me forward, "No man is more unhappy than he who never faces adversity. For he is not permitted to prove himself".

[jaromgregson]

"You can either experience the pain of discipline or the pain of regret. The choice is yours." -Unknown

[shrijanpandey]

You said the same thing that all these self-improvement bodybuilders on youtube, who'd talk about sacrifices for muscles, dates, money, etc., but in a way that really matters and addresses the day-to-day gut-wrenching dilemmas. thank you for this, really needed it.

[danielibraheem]

This reminds me of the opponent processing theory in psychology. As we indulge in a pleasure, the pleasure begins to lose effectiveness, while we become more sensitive to the opposite feeling.

[ouzei]

"Homeostasis between pleasure and suffering" : Welcome to the act of skateboarding :)

[basilerommes]

Perhaps this is why buddism teaches not to pursuit happiness, but to pursuit freedom, and that happiness (or rather contentment) comes as a byproduct of freedom.

By making hard choices, we don't get immediate pleasure, but we exercise freedom, because we choose ourselves the struggle to engage and this gives contentment.

Taking the easy choices on the other hand, will always be so straightforward, that it doesn't really feel like a choice at all. Instead of becoming free, the easy choices leave us a slave to our desires, and their aftermath comes as struggles we didn't consciously choose.

[VvV-kpxw]

"When I look inside and see that I am nothing, that is wisdom. When I look outside and see that I am everything, that is love. And between these two, my life flows."

[igormichetti]

Thinking like this for a while and it really helped me with anxiety, knowing that there is this equilibrium between happiness and suffering. I meditate on this subject for some time now, and it helped me tremendously to forge my path in life. I grown up pretty much alone and had no clue what to do with my life after school. When to college but didn't even know why I picked my course. I realized that I was making decisions not based on what my ambitions were, but on the most clear and simple paths I could take to be and "adult". This obviously didn't work, trying to escape the feeling of being lost just makes you more lost. Accepting that your actions have consequences and your decisions are ways to forge your path in life were the start of my reconstruction. Today I feel that decisions are way less of a burden of despair and anxiety that it once was, but a opportunity of freedom. Stick to your guts, listen to your heart and guide with your brain and everything will be just fine. Don't chase shit just because you think you should, chase something that makes you feel special. There's no such thing as a silly dream, but a life of running away from what you truly want is a silly life.

[ludoviajante]

Hey, I just want to let you know that your work is an inspiration to me here in Brazil. I always learn something new from you, it's amazing.
Thanks for sharing knowledge!

[marqpsmythe]

“All things excellent are as difficult as they are rare.” Spinoza, Ethics: part 5 prop 42 S.

[isaacmorris]

I got hit fucking hard by "lowering the level of human pain, you also have to diminish and lower the level of their capacity for joy." I've been in really dark places before, where I just didn't want to hurt and I knew it wouldn't get any better if I just kept going down that hole but I had never realized this. That quote made sense to me. I stopped feeling "happy" and just started being addicted. Now my life is on its way to a better place and I'm trying to make it as hard as possible.

[Haedox]

videos are always relevant and production rules as always, keep it up!

[nikitataktarov]

As an incoming college freshman, this video made me feel a lot better about how stressful and difficult this transition is for me. It’s a lot easier to go through my troubles now knowing that there’s something better waiting for me ahead.

[lizzieerickson]

I think this video finally made me choose a decision that I’ve been debating and or avoiding for so long. Thank you :D

[bonafikam]

This is one of my all time favorite channels. Fantastic. Cant wait to surrender myself to mindlessly consuming some more

[zoidsfan]

Oh my god, that nietzsche quote felt like it pierced the veil of understanding. It's was as if pulling curtains from my eyes.

Oftentimes I think my general displeasure comes from the fact that I want things to work as if keeping perfect tempo, anything to disrupt that tempo wears on me, until eventually I lose my shit because things didn't go "my way".

In trying so hard to have so many good experiences I am also exposing myself to utter despair when things don't workout.

When in all actuality I should be thankful there are as many positive things in my life as there are, no matter how "few".

I needed this fam, I am recently quit smoking weed because of the volume I was smoking and I've been having straight up withdraw symptoms because I'd become so dependent on that numbing of the pain of daily life. I have probably gone through more mental anguish in the last week than at any other time in my life. I was to the point of wanting to just start walking in one direction and not stop, I just wanted to get away from everyone and everything.

Now I realize how small all the shit that caused that mental anguish really was. Life goes on regardless of if I want it to or not, it's on me to not let it pass me by.

[amsaint]

you have a beautiful way of putting feelings into words and concepts to help really conceptualize what's going on and the cause for actions. beautiful content as always!

[jamesgrey]

If you fill your life with "hard" choices, it's no easy life! Balance is pretty much the key to everything! Just don't let your "easy" choices pull you along!

[hijackjon]

I really cannot understate how much of an impact that this channel has had on me, thank you.

[JudePascal.mp]

Surprised no one is commenting on how similar a concept this is to Newton's 3rd law, in sum "Every action has an equal and opposite reaction." Kind of beautiful how the topics you covered run in such perfect parallel to one of the most fundamental principles of physics.