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#585 - Adam Mastroianni - Are Smart People Actually Happier?
Modern Wisdom
The Puritan Self-Flagellation
In ancient Greece, they saw leisure as the set point and work as the aberration. I think we learned over time to like not give ourselves permission to actually enjoy those things. You know, you have to work jobs that pay you money so that you can do the other things. It's easy to get confused and be like, oh, no, actually working the job and paying the money is the good thing. And having the fun part is like the bad thing.
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