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3171: Eudaemonia by Colin Wright of Exile Lifestyle on Personal Development & Self-Improvement
Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement
Understanding Happiness: Eudaemonia and Hedonism
Most decisions stem from the pursuit of happiness, yet it's often conflated with terms like pleasure and satisfaction. Distinguishing between eudaimonia and hedonism is crucial. Eudaimonia focuses on a holistic sense of wellness and virtue, emphasizing self-improvement and personal growth over fleeting pleasure. Contrary to hedonism, which prioritizes pleasure as life's main goal, eudaimonia integrates virtue for fulfillment. Various perspectives like Stoicism and Aristotelianism offer nuanced views on eudaimonia. The pursuit of eudaimonia allows for gratification through personal development and refinement, unlike hedonism's transient pleasure-seeking approach.
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