Contrary to what your intuition may believe, looking forward to playing a tennis match on Sunday afternoon isn’t really about the tennis match at all.

What makes your nightly ritual of blanket-slippers-tea-kindle special hasn’t got much to do with the activity of reading of all.

An overnight mountain climbing trip on the weekend offers something more than an arduous trek up unforgiving soil.

Your obsession with that local Thai joint is thanks to something more fundamentally true than how good their green curry sauce is.

Layered imperceptibly beneath all the above activities is a cardinal fact. A necessary truth, one ubiquitous to all human beings and applicable to every possible (un)pleasurable activity. A truth that shapes decision-making and the design of one’s lifestyle.

Every action, activity, hobby, or ritual is nothing more than the pursuit of a certain mental state. Read More

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