Alternatives to Materialism. I lived my life in an ivory tower, and business was to be held at an arm's length. -Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

 

Alternatives to Materialism. I lived my life in an ivory tower, and business was to be held at an arm's length.


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Those who seek consolation in existing churches often pay for their peace of mind with a tacit agreement to ignore a great deal of what is known about the way the world works. -Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
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Repression is not the way to virtue. When people restrain themselves out of fear, their lives are by necessity diminished. Only through freely chosen discipline can life be enjoyed and still kept within the bounds of reason.

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It is how people respond to stress that determines whether they will profit from misfortune or be miserable.

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Pleasure is an important component of the quality of life, but by itself it does not bring happiness. Pleasure helps to maintain order, but by itself cannot create a new order in consciousness. -Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
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There are two main strategies we can adopt to improve the quality of life. The first is to try making external conditions match our goals. The second is to change how we experience external conditions to make them fit our goals better.

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