A Theory of General Well-Being - by Sherry - Pluripotent

How Human Flourishing is Generated Through the Pursuit of Meaning

In times of crisis, the inevitable suffering of life makes a mockery of the notion that the purpose of life is to chase happiness. Office in a Small City by Edward Hopper, 1953. This piece has always made me feel introspective and alone (in a peaceful way). The maximization of positive emotions as the means to the end goal of achieving well-being is deeply flawed because it sees suffering as an anomaly that must be resolved rather than the natural condition of life; as a result, mainstream positive psychology attempts to improve the human condition by focusing on the removal of suffering…

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