I wish there was a true answer to the hedonism vs discipline debate.

I’m hoping this is true bc I feel horrible lately

Newport is that you?

Not all negatives started out feeling negative, in the beginning.

Are there more subs like this? My life's a spiralling hell and staying positive feels like the hardest thing to do nowadays especially with all the shit being forced to me from news and other sources I don't even seek out. Sometimes things said here help a little

Not all positives started out feeling positive, in the beginning.

The answer is maximum duration hedonism

Need enough discipline to be hedonistic for longer

I think practically everyone should remind themselves of this one every day. Thanks for posting it 😃

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In fact, change is always difficult or weird in the beginning. If it was natural, you wouldn’t need a change.

There's also /r/getdisciplined I believe

Change Rarely feels positive.

I am not positive this is positive advice. But I’m positive this is positively the beginning of my non-positive thinking.

I hope it gets better! Best wishes!

Seeking an instant positive feeling/gratification has ALWAYS backfired for me; its always been an illusion from the surface lvl allure.

didnt matter if it was a job, relationships, school, personal goals...if it was shiny and new and instantly appealing (or the idea of it was), it was always destined to fail for me. it set my expectations for whatever to ALWAYS give me that 'hit' of relief like a drug, and from there i was always let down, or driven mad to try and sustain that source.

theres nowhere to go but downwards from those high peaks if its where you start off.

there are things worthwhile in the world that don't hit a homerun on the first swing.