On want Archives - Why You Do it

What’s your dream? Imagine never realising it. What’s your goal? Imagine never achieving it. Who do you love? Imagine they left you (or died). What are you grateful for? Imagine you lost it all. – If the worst came to the worst… (& The Philosophy of: The School of Life)

It may not be useful, or a life worth living, if you go about your usual day imagining the worst is going to happen. That sounds like a bullshit kind of life. But imagining tragedy–the things you most don’t want to– can lead to you being prepared for (and happy …

Is it possible to want what you have? And… is it possible to even not feel desire at all? For the feeling of want to become a feeling impossible to feel or understand?

Dave April 3, 2018 On Seneca / On want

‘Being poor is not having too little, it is wanting more.’ – Seneca the Younger Humans may not be around today if we hadn’t been so ambitious to want more. To want to survive the black plague, to expand to different countries, to not want to get eaten by bears. …

Saying ‘No’ not only makes you stronger but leads to higher self-worth

Dave November 4, 2017 On Strength / On want

When you’re tempted to have that one extra slice of pizza, one more Timtam or just one more beer, it’s a perfect time to test your inner strength and say ‘no’. And not only is it a test, but saying no can feel more rewarding and gratifying than actually having …

That goal or thing or milestone… do you want it, or do you WANT TO WANT it?

Dave July 31, 2017 On want / Whyism

Last week, I had this conversation with one of English students, who needs to rapidly improve his English to pass an upcoming exam: Student: ‘My brother is an English teacher in Saudi Arabia. He told me to read books to improve my English but I don’t have time –I’m too …