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18096098 No.18096098 [Reply] [Original]

How can i stop being a man of inaction?

I don't read anymore, lift but make it too easy and sit on my chair scrolling the net all day

>> No.18096209

>>18096098
I'd say stop drinking. You write like a drunk.

>> No.18096218

>>18096098
Read Aristotle; gain virtue

success in the eyes of your peers is what you need, and what you lack. getting (You)'s on 4chan will not fill this void forever.

>> No.18096275

>>18096098
meth

>> No.18096309

>>18096218
Did Aristotle really accord such importance to success in the eyes of one's peers?

>> No.18096334

>>18096218
Can I read Aristotle before plato? Never read phil before

>> No.18096335

>>18096309
yes. a good life is a successful life, and success depends on your peers.

>> No.18096363

will is like a muscle in that it needs to be built from the ground up. if you start extremely small, like a weight lifter starting by lifting a 5lb dumbbell because he has no ability to do better without risking injury, you can eventually train your will regarding these small things to the point where its no longer a matter of assessing a task and becoming indecisive about whether or not you should do it, you just do. once you lay this foundation of will you can slowly begin applying that reflexive action to slightly bigger decisions. eventually this will change your life in many ways, for example, if you are a fatty, the draw of gorging on too big a portion or snacking stops being a matter of you internally debating the pleasure of indulging vs the merits of abstaining, your will simply overrides and you can abstain as a matter of pure habit and reflex

>> No.18096371

>>18096334
like anyone, you will have a really hard time understanding aristotle. thankfully his ethics (both eudemian and nichomachean) are a fine starting point with him. you might want to find a more modern translation or even a (modern) commentary of the works.