I Quit 2 Jobs in 8 Hours...If you can live frugally and don't need a lot of "stuff," you WIN. You're in the Epicurean Garden. “For Epicurus, living prudently, in deep appreciation of modest pleasures, was happiness.” Jennifer Michael Hecht https://t.co/L0sRyg0x7q— Phil Oliver (@OSOPHER) September 27, 2019
What is it, how can we best pursue it, why should we? Supporting the study of these and related questions at Middle Tennessee State University and beyond. PHIL 3160 – Philosophy of Happiness - "Examining the concept of human happiness and its application in everyday living as discussed since antiquity by philosophers, psychologists, writers, spiritual leaders, and contributors to pop culture."
Friday, September 27, 2019
In the Garden
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I love this young woman’s attitude. I cannot tell you how many times in my management roles that I have seen young and older people struggle with being unhappy in their jobs but unwilling to “risk” trying something different. Often, even if they were happy in their current jobs, they were reticent to express their desire to advance, especially where that meant accepting a job with a different employer. I’m sure that has something to do with employees justifiably believing that employers only care about their own needs, and not the employee’s well-being. They seem to miss the point that happy employees are better employees, and that benefits them. Employers like hers in the mortgage refi business unfortunately are in the minority. She exemplified the notion of happiness as a positive state of overall well-being combined with a sense that one’s life has meaning. This reinforces the notion that happiness is achieved through working for a goal; more Eudaimonia than episodic joy.
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