Against happiness: Why we need a philosophy of failure

Posted by jamesbritt on Friday August 08, 2014 @08:01PM
from the prospectmagazine.co.uk dept.

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Re:Against happiness: Why we need a philosophy of failure by FryHigh on Saturday August 09, 2014 @03:13AM (#8156420)

All of the reasons of unhappiness according to Freud had to do with expectations. We need a philosophy of expectation.

Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get.

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