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Living for Pleasure

The Next Big Idea

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Balancing Ambition, Satisfaction, and Necessary Desires

The chapter explores the importance of balancing ambition with fulfilling necessary desires and finding satisfaction. It delves into the concept of different types of desires according to Epicurus and discusses the challenges of giving up necessary desires for extravagant or corrosive desires in the pursuit of success and status.

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