Re:Ikigai: What We Got Wrong and How to Find Meaning in Life
by lucidrains on Thursday March 21, 2024 @04:29PM
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"There are only two tragedies in life: one is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it." - Oscar Wilde
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Re:Ikigai: What We Got Wrong and How to Find Meaning in Life
by beryilma on Thursday March 21, 2024 @08:33PM
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There are three. The third one being "one not knowing what one wants".
Re:Ikigai: What We Got Wrong and How to Find Meaning in Life
by divinie on Thursday March 21, 2024 @07:07PM
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Osho [or Watts?] once noted that men die at 50 from heart attacks because they get all the things society asked them to get, the external pressure of society is no longer pushing them, and they are no longer running from themselves, iirc.