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9052715 No.9052715 [Reply] [Original]

What's the best philosophy for living day to day?

If I focus on many things I will get less done. If I focus on few things I will possibly get more done but cuck myself in the process.

If I give up on boring books then I enjoy life more, save a lot of time and i think I'm snart enough to judge things. If I read boring books then I know more, I can get my pseud cred.

If I schedule my time I may get more done but I cuck myself hard. If I don't schedule my time then advertising and distractions will crush my time and I'd have to be deluded to think otherwise.

And so on. I just feel guilty non stop, as if I'm not doing something important and doing things the wrong way. There's a smartass piece if wisdom telling you to do anything.
Currently I lean towards the non cuck non structured side of things, with a strong use of my bullshit detector (giving up on books and things I find boring) but it feels like drifting and playing the lottery. On the other hand I can avoid reading 1000s of pages of continental philosophy or Russian and Victorian novels and pretending they're profound.

>> No.9052717

>>9052715
Just read books that you find interesting. If you don't like books then stop reading.

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>>9052717

BUT THEY'LL CALL ME A PLEB

>> No.9052723

>>9052715
Stoicism is pretty interesting. It's hard to really gather too much about it, as most of it is secondary sources and new-age bullshit.

Look up stoicism and cognitive behavioral therapy.

>> No.9052751

>>9052715
Everybody feels guilt. Desire and guilt drive the world economy.

In my experience, most of what is called 'wisdom literature' deals with how to manage stress and keep a calm and balanced mind. It's there between full-scale religious devotion and...not that.

The Stoics are good. The Chinese are good. Meister Eckhart is good. The Indians are also good. Ken Wilber has some cool things to say. Deep down the messages are basically the same. There are different cultural values in them, but they all like sanity.

Nobody wants to be a cuck. But everybody has a limit on how much they can handle. It's part of being a human.

>> No.9054121

Bump

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>>9052715
Either/Or by Kierkegaard.

>> No.9054139

Take antidepressants

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9054199

Be a God

>> No.9054203

>>9052715
Smile, breathe, and go slowly.

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>>9052715
>What's the best philosophy for living day to day?
Sounds like you're doing what you think you should do, rather than what you want to do.

Maybe you just don't like reading. Don't worry, this seems to be totally acceptable in 2017.

Find something you do enjoy. Pleasure is the chief good.

>> No.9054243

mohism

>> No.9054273

>>9054240
this guy is gay, do what is best you fool. You know what is best, there is something staring right into your face that is demanding fixing :)

>> No.9054443

>>9052715
https://markmanson.net/best-articles

>> No.9054452

>>9052715
>If I focus on many things I will get less done. If I focus on few things I will possibly get more done but cuck myself in the process.
Focus on the most important and urgent thing.

>If I give up on boring books then I enjoy life more, save a lot of time and i think I'm snart enough to judge things. If I read boring books then I know more, I can get my pseud cred.
Read books that interest you.

>If I schedule my time I may get more done but I cuck myself hard. If I don't schedule my time then advertising and distractions will crush my time and I'd have to be deluded to think otherwise.
Schedule loosely. Focus on doing the current most important task.

>And so on. I just feel guilty non stop, as if I'm not doing something important and doing things the wrong way. There's a smartass piece if wisdom telling you to do anything.
That happens. Just do what you think is important.

>> No.9054455

>>9054273
>this guy is gay
>:)
reminder to stop letting r/books in, they've got some bad hombres there

>> No.9054458

>>9052715
STOP WORRYING ABOUT PRODUCTIVITY