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Our brains invent it as a way to explain all the crazy shit that is going on in the world around us. This helps us predict and control our lives.
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It is not some cosmic universal truth waiting to be discovered, that will change our lives forever. It requires action and is something that we must continually find and nurture.
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It’s how evolution made sure we got shit done. When there is great meaning attached to something, we will go to insane lengths to make things right.
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1. Cause/Effect Meaning primarily involves the logical parts of our brain: You kick the ball, the ball moves.
2. Better/Worse Meaning has to do with the nature of our values and relies mostly on the emotional parts of our brains: Eating is better...
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But by themselves, they are arbitrary and empty. Goals are dangerous because the meaning they provide when you’re working towards them is the meaning that is taken away once you achieve them.
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