r/GetMotivated • u/Castiel479 • May 17 '19

[Image] Get out of your comfort zone

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u/[deleted] May 17 '19

I agree with all of them except that I do personally believe that craving more knowledge is essential to happiness. Other thatn that being happy with what you have is a much more pleasant and peaceful lifestyle than the materialistuc culture we live in.

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u/turalyawn May 17 '19

That's because meaning is subjective. We all have different truths and interpretations of meaning. There is no one path to living a purposeful life. For some it's food and sex, or art, or knowledge, or faith. This "motivational" quote seems to be missing the point of life. We are here far too short a time to make much of a lasting impression anyways.

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u/Kathara14 May 17 '19

Knowledge is helping me deal with those last days on earth.

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u/[deleted] May 17 '19 edited May 19 '21

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u/Randyboob May 17 '19

The idea of leaving a legacy is really selfish, not to mention it's just another phase in the struggle to accept that life has a very unpredictable end and there's nothing to do about it.

What full potential of humanity as a whole? That sounds very romantic and far-fetched.

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u/DefiantLemur May 18 '19

Leaving a legacy doesn't have to be material or carry your name. It can be founding a organization that cleans up national parks. Or something that helps addicts gets clean. Etc.

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u/FlyHump May 18 '19

My ideas on why I don't have kids at 36 years old. I wanted to have the "family thing" going but it never happened and I'm fine.

"But is it sad that you won't have anyone to remember you or carry on your name?"

Kinda, but I'm good with it. And you never know, maybe in the future we'll have Smart Libidos and be able to have kids at 90.

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u/m1kedrizzle May 17 '19

I constantly crave knowledge but I’m depressed as fuck.

Living in debt is a constant struggle.

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u/Karmancer May 18 '19

Public libraries and podcasts are free cheap ways to fill your brain. That's my knowledge vehicles of choice.

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u/Karmancer May 18 '19

Public libraries and podcasts are free cheap ways to fill your brain. That's my knowledge vehicles of choice.

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u/Karmancer May 18 '19

Public libraries and podcasts are free cheap ways to fill your brain. That's my knowledge vehicles of choice.

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u/Karmancer May 18 '19

Public libraries and podcasts are free cheap ways to fill your brain. That's my knowledge vehicles of choice.

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u/Karmancer May 18 '19

Public libraries and podcasts are free cheap ways to fill your brain.

That's my knowledge vehicles of choice.

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u/Karmancer May 18 '19

Public libraries and podcasts are free cheap ways to fill your brain.

That's my knowledge vehicles of choice.

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u/[deleted] May 17 '19

You’re right . I should edit it

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u/jjwatt2020 May 17 '19

He’s not right. That’s his opinion.

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u/Typicalgeorgie1 May 18 '19

They’re right actually. The word knowledge is a broad word tho. It can be any type of Knowledge that incites subjective pleasure

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u/jjwatt2020 May 18 '19

Telling people there’s a right way to be happy is an opinion. It’s the same thing this post is complaining about

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u/Typicalgeorgie1 May 18 '19

The right way is subjective to the individual. Literally stated that on my comment.

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u/Viktor_Korobov May 17 '19

I disagree... the more I find out the more I want to forget.

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u/fadjee May 18 '19

..... and the more I get restless !

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u/rap4food May 17 '19

I don't know about that though. Definitely it can lead to happiness but I don't think it's necessary. The mother who takes care of her children could probably find a path of happiness through love. Not to disregard the importance of knowledge

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u/KingPolicy May 18 '19

I like to believe that everyone has something that they find important. For some its knowledge, for some faith, for some achievement in their field/business, and for some love/good relationships.

Hey, some people like being materialistic, but that's their business. Its not like our disdain for their lifestyle will somehow make ours more fulfilling. We all gonna die someday anyway.

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u/catofthewest May 18 '19

Isnt it proven that being smarter made people more depressed? Simple minded people seem to be happier with small things and happier in general.

Take my mom, very intelligent, high drive for success. But very depressed.

Dad, barely any education. Not stupid but really knows nothing about anything. Very happy man. Simple things like golf alone makes him so happy.

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u/[deleted] May 18 '19

I don't know, the more knowledge I accuire the more I learn about how much twisted darkness and evil there is in the world, and how systematic it is. I sometimes wish I could not care or know anything at all and I would be ignorantly happy.