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Against happiness: Why we need a philosophy of failure

by jamesbritt on 8/9/14, 12:01 AM with 1 comments

• by FryHigh on 8/9/14, 7:13 AM

  All of the reasons of unhappiness according to Freud had to do with expectations. We need a philosophy of expectation.

  Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get.