Stop seeking pleasure, seek purpose
“And why were you born? For pleasure? See if that answer will stand up to questioning.”
Pleasure is overrated.
Today pleasure is omnipresent and our pleasure receptors are shot.
We sit in perfectly controlled environments at 68 degrees, order fast food to be delivered in minutes, suck off of 72 oz energy drinks, all the while seeking likes and hearts. Like a heroin addict, we are chasing for the next quick hit of momentary pleasure. Each time extracting less and less enjoyment from each hit.
Rather than focusing on fleeting pleasure, find what leads to satisfaction: a purpose in life. Long-lasting achievement, accomplishment, and meaning that will propel you forward in life to thrive.
I help organisations gain visibility and insight into their data | CTO at Untrite | Speaker | Mentor | TechNation Applied AI 4 | 500 Global | Nvidia Inception | fCTO
4 年This is so important. And for the hedonist in us, the purpose and it's pursuit does give pleasure. And it is longer lived than the traditionally-understood pleasure. If you're interested in this, I'd recommend following Jordan Peterson, it's one of his core "teachings".