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PLEASURE: An Epicurean Guide to the Good Life
The Next Big Idea
The Epicurean Strategy for Dealing With Misfortune
The Epicureans thought that one of the most important things we can do, especially for dealing with misfortune, but just for living our lives is to make as many memories as we can of a joyful sort. And he thought that this was one of the best ways to deal with misfortune because unlike the Stoics, right, the Epicureans can't say that misfortune is part of God's divine plan. Right. Misfortune is something that can happen to us for no reason and for no purpose. But it does mean that we need some strategies for dealing with it. One of the best ones for Epicurus is to reflect on all these joyful memories that we have. Once you focus on
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