“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.”
Podobne cytaty:
- People who learn …
“People who learn to control inner experience will be able to determine the quality of their lives, which is as close as any of us can come to being happy.”
- For me, it’s …
“For me, it’s that I contributed, … That I’m on this planet doing some good and making people happy. That’s to me the most important thing, that my hour of television is positive and upbeat and an antidote for all the negative stuff going on in life.”
- We immediately become …
“We immediately become more effective when we decide to change ourselves rather than asking things to change for us.”
- Pleasure is an …
“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.”
- Make as many …
“Make as many friends as you can, but don’t build your life on them alone. It’s an unstable foundation.”