The Ways Our Desires Deceive us
Wednesday Wisdom #64
Happy Wednesday, friends!
The week I wrote about the importance of personal responsibility
This week: 5 ways desires deceive us
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Deceiving Desires
We've all been negatively affected by desire. Pursuing someone who didn't share the same feelings. Looking forward to achieving our long desired goals, only to realize that the process of achieving them was more satisfying. Saving money to buy fancy new clothes only to realize that they lost their shine after wearing them a few times.
Stoicism views most of self-inflicted suffering as driven by illusions in our mind. Excessive desire is one of them.
Here are five ways that desires deceive us:
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