Seri: 365 Days with self - Discipline

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Day 8: On Unessential Necessities

Epicurus wanted to examine the things he thought he needed so he could determine which of them he could in fact live without. He realized that in many cases, we work hard to obtain something because we are convinced that we would be miserable without it. The problem is that we can live perfectly well without some of these things, but we won’t know which they are if we don’t try living without them.
 —William B. Irvine 8

 Ancient Greek philosopher Epicurus would have his hands full in modern times if he wanted to spread his philosophy. We live in the world in which you feel you deserve to have luxuries. In fact, they’re no longer considered luxuries but necessities because most people mistakenly think they can’t live without them.
 The problem with mistaking luxuries for necessities is that it’s impossible to develop powerful self-discipline if you need a lot just to function.
 How is a person who believes that they need to eat empty calories in the form of burgers, pizzas, or white bread supposed to lose weight? How likely is that an individual who thinks that it’s necessary to lease a new car every two years will exert enough self-discipline to save money and “deprive” himself or herself of what they consider a basic human need?
 Periodically try living without something that you consider a necessity. You’ll benefit in several ways .
 First, you’ll voluntarily put yourself in an uncomfortable situation that will help you expand your comfort zone and develop your mental resilience.
 Second, you’ll discover whether you really need this thing in your life — and if you find you don’t, it will provide food for thought as to how many other things in your life are in fact not as important as you thought they were. This can then help you eliminate the unessential from your life and free up additional resources to focus on what’s important.
 Finally, you will increase your ability to feel happy with less — including being happy in a situation when you’re deprived of something involuntarily.

Vocabulary
miserable /ˈmɪzrəbl/
very unhappy or uncomfortable
We were cold, wet and thoroughly miserable.
Don't look so miserable!
She knows how to make life miserable for her employees.
deprive /dɪˈpraɪv/
resilience /rɪˈzɪliəns/
the ability of people or things to recover quickly after something unpleasant, such as shock, injury, etc.
He showed great courage and resilience in fighting back from a losing position to win the game.
eliminate /ɪˈlɪmɪneɪt/
to remove or get rid of something
 eliminate something Credit cards eliminate the need to carry a lot of cash.
 eliminate something from something This diet claims to eliminate toxins from the body.
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Ancient Greek philosopher Epicurus would have his hands full in modern times if he wanted to spread his philosophy. We live in the world in which you feel you deserve to have luxuries. In fact, they’re no longer considered luxuries but necessities because most people mistakenly think they can’t live without them.
 The problem with mistaking luxuries for necessities is that it’s impossible to develop powerful self-discipline if you need a lot just to function.
 How is a person who believes that they need to eat empty calories in the form of burgers, pizzas, or white bread supposed to lose weight? How likely is that an individual who thinks that it’s necessary to lease a new car every two years will exert enough self-discipline to save money and “tướt đoạt/dɪˈpraɪv/” himself or herself of what they consider a basic human need?
 Periodically try living without something that you consider a necessity. You’ll benefit in several ways .
 First, you’ll voluntarily put yourself in an uncomfortable situation that will help you expand your comfort zone and develop your mental khả năng phục hồi/kiên cường/rɪˈzɪliəns/.
 Second, you’ll discover whether you really need this thing in your life — and if you find you don’t, it will provide food for thought as to how many other things in your life are in fact not as important as you thought they were. This can then help you loại bỏ/ɪˈlɪmɪneɪt/ the unessential from your life and free up additional resources to focus on what’s important.
 Finally, you will increase your ability to feel happy with less — including being happy in a situation when you’re deprived of something involuntarily.

Ancient Greek philosopher Epicurus would have his hands full in modern times if he wanted to spread his philosophy. Nhà triết học Hy Lạp cổ đại Epicurus sẽ bó tay trong thời hiện đại nếu ông muốn truyền bá triết học của mình.We live in the world in which you feel you deserve to have luxuries.Chúng ta đang sống trong thế giới mà bạn cảm thấy mình xứng đáng có được những thứ xa xỉ. In fact, they’re no longer considered luxuries but necessities because most people mistakenly think they can’t live without them. Trên thực tế, chúng không còn được coi là thứ xa xỉ mà là nhu cầu thiết yếu vì hầu hết mọi người đều lầm tưởng rằng họ không thể sống thiếu chúng.
 The problem with mistaking luxuries for necessities is that it’s impossible to develop powerful self-discipline if you need a lot just to function. Vấn đề của việc nhầm lẫn những thứ xa xỉ với nhu cầu thiết yếu là không thể phát triển tính tự giác mạnh mẽ nếu bạn cần rất nhiều thứ chỉ để hoạt động.

 How is a person who believes that they need to eat empty calories in the form of burgers, pizzas, or white bread supposed to lose weight? Làm thế nào để một người tin rằng họ cần ăn lượng calo rỗng dưới dạng bánh mì kẹp thịt, pizza hoặc bánh mì trắng để giảm cân?How likely is that an individual who thinks that it’s necessary to lease a new car every two years will exert enough self-discipline to save money and “deprive” himself or herself of what they consider a basic human need? Khả năng một người nghĩ rằng cần phải thuê một chiếc ô tô mới hai năm một lần sẽ có đủ kỷ luật tự giác để tiết kiệm tiền và “tước đoạt” của bản thân những gì họ coi là nhu cầu cơ bản của con người?
 Periodically try living without something that you consider a necessity. Định kỳ thử sống mà không có thứ gì đó mà bạn cho là cần thiết. You’ll benefit in several ways. Bạn sẽ được lợi theo một số cách.
 First, you’ll voluntarily put yourself in an uncomfortable situation that will help you expand your comfort zone and develop your mental resilience. Đầu tiên, bạn sẽ tự nguyện đặt mình vào một tình huống không thoải mái sẽ giúp bạn mở rộng vùng thoải mái và phát triển khả năng phục hồi tinh thần của mình.
 Second, you’ll discover whether you really need this thing in your life — and if you find you don’t, it will provide food for thought as to how many other things in your life are in fact not as important as you thought they were. Thứ hai, bạn sẽ khám phá ra liệu bạn có thực sự cần thứ này trong cuộc sống của mình hay không - và nếu bạn không thấy mình không có, nó sẽ cung cấp thức ăn cho suy nghĩ rằng có bao nhiêu thứ khác trong cuộc sống của bạn thực tế không quan trọng như bạn nghĩ. là.This can then help you eliminate the unessential from your life and free up additional resources to focus on what’s important. Sau đó, điều này có thể giúp bạn loại bỏ những thứ không cần thiết khỏi cuộc sống của mình và giải phóng thêm nguồn lực để tập trung vào những gì quan trọng.
 Finally, you will increase your ability to feel happy with less — including being happy in a situation when you’re deprived of something involuntarily. Cuối cùng, bạn sẽ tăng khả năng cảm thấy hạnh phúc với ít hơn - bao gồm cả việc hạnh phúc trong tình huống vô tình bị tước đoạt thứ gì đó.

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  1. Zuriiilúc 01:09 26 tháng 2, 2022

    try living without something that you consider a necessity. You’ll benefit in several ways .
    First, you’ll voluntarily put yourself in an uncomfortable situation that will help you expand your comfort zone and develop your mental resilience.
    Second, you’ll discover whether you really need this thing in your life — and if you find you don’t, it will provide food for thought as to how many other things in your life are in fact not as important as you thought they were. This can then help you eliminate the unessential from your life and free up additional resources to focus on what’s important.
    Finally, you will increase your ability to feel happy with less — including being happy in a situation when you’re deprived of something involuntarily.

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