"If there is meaning in life at all," Frankl wrote, "then there must be meaning in suffering."
Estimated reading time: 11 min
Is this what our lives are to be? A non-stop stream of productive tasks? A life-long work day? A computer program optimized for productivity and efficiency? A cog in a machine? What about joy? What about the sensory pleasure of lying in the grass with the sun shining on our closed eyes? What about the beauty of a nap while on the train? How about reading a novel for the sheer exhilaration of it, not to better yourself? What about spending time with someone for the love of being with someone, of making a genuine human connection that is unencumbered by productive purpose, unburdened by goals.
Estimated reading time: 3 min
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hng Leo Babauta once again on a important topic. "Wasting" time is O.K. and can be great!
You have a movie (perhaps a series of them) that you play inside your head about yourself. Usually we aren’t aware of this, but it happens, throughout the day. The movie is about who we are: you have a flabby stomach, you are fat, you are too skinny, you aren’t disciplined, you aren’t lovable, your braces look weird, you aren’t good at anything. Start to pay attention when this movie plays — it affects everything you do. Realize that this movie isn’t you — it’s just playing in your head. Realize that it isn’t true, and isn’t based on reality. Realize that it can be changed.
Estimated reading time: 8 min
Zu den wesentlichen Adressaten gehören dabei die Stadtplaner und -verwalter, die man bei der Gestaltung des öffentlichen Raums darauf aufmerksam machen will, dass die Stadt kein Container für noch mehr Autobahnen und Shopping-Malls ist, sondern ein Lebensraum für alle, in dem auch über die Grundlagen der Existenz debattiert werden sollte.
Estimated reading time: 5 min
hng How the pursuit of happiness conflicts with a meaningful life.