Zero to 1: Yearning for Fulfillment, More Better & Different and The Paradox of Desire

Jul 09, 2024

3 KEY INSIGHTS

Our yearning for a profound life is so loud, we're convinced real fulfillment is just around the corner.

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As we search for happiness, we double down on more, better, and different. More money, better relationships, different experiences.

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Satisfying our desires gives us peace of mind, the temporary peace of mind of being free of desire.

"If I find in myself desires which nothing in this world can satisfy, the only logical explanation is that I was made for another world."
C.S. Lewis

Both Stoicism and Buddhism, had the insight that desire leads to suffering, yet it is also desire that leads us out of suffering.

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"It is not the man who has too little, but the man who craves more, that is poor." Seneca

Whats your relationship with Desire? Does it leave you wanting more or have you found fulfillment?