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#239 - Massimo Pigliucci - The Stoic Guide To A Happy Life
Modern Wisdom
The Dichotomy of Control
The dichotomy of control is more useful at avoiding suffering and pain than perhaps it is at pursuing happiness. Wishing for figs in winter is hopeless because they are not winter, you know, they don't bloom in winter,. And on the other hand, if your parents died a few years ago, wishing for them to be here now is like making myself feel bad because I'm just feeling bad right now. There was a summer when there was a season during which they were alive - so the flip side of the coin is really enjoy that time as much as possible.
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