Ugh. Too much caffeine this morning! I’m having a very hard time staying on task. I’m also in one of those odd states of mind where confidence+cynicism makes me think I know everything. One thing I *do* know about thinking you know everything: It means you know nothing.
So I GOOGed “what to think when you think you know everything” and came up with this gem of a post. My cynical side is yelling “bullshit” but my more sane side is saying “there’s probably some worthy knowledge here I’m not ready for at this hyper-caffeinated moment.”
Go on over to Mark’s page to read it. There’s a great quote, which Mark says is the single-most repeated bit from his book on dating:
“you cannot be a powerful life-changing presence to some people without being a complete joke and embarrassment to others.”
http://markmanson.net/hidden-costs-of-happiness
In another article, Mark asks us not what do we want in life, but what kind of pain do we want in life? Happiness is struggle, he says.
http://qz.com/584874/you-probably-know-to-ask-yourself-what-do-i-want-heres-a-way-better-question/
That’s all I have for today. Hopefully you’ll get something out of Mr. Manson’s wisdom.
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Quick link for my (most probably misguided) Google search