to upgrade
Ideas from books, articles & podcasts.
When we expect something positive and have a desire for something good, that very experience of want, or to covet, is in a way, a negative experience for us.
Referred to as the ‘Backwards Law’ by the modern philosopher Alan Watts, pursuing something only reinforces the fact that you lack the same right now.
Example: The more we want to be rich, the more we realize that we aren’t rich, and the feeling of lack and unworthiness comes to the surface, even if you are otherwise not poor at all.
STASHED IN:
274
MORE IDEAS FROM THE SAME ARTICLE
According to Dale Carnegie, human beings are not rational or logical creatures but are highly emotional.
Not being ambitious or aspirational is looked down upon to any normal person, but if the person is grateful, the life that is led is a happier, more fulfilled one.
14 Reactions
Comment
created 3 ideas
7
Comment
697 reads
❤️ Brainstash Inc.