Epicureanism in Plain English

A Simple Guide to Pleasure, Peace of Mind, and Finally Having Enough

von Curtis Lowell

154 Seiten, Taschenbuch

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You have more than enough. So why does it never feel like it?The package arrives, the glow lasts about a week, and something else is already sitting in the cart. The raise becomes your normal salary. The nicer apartment becomes your normal apartment. And the quiet feeling of falling behind comes back right on schedule.A Greek teacher named Epicurus figured out why this happens about 2,300 years ago, and he figured out what to do about it. His answer was not to want nothing. It was to want wisely, enjoy what is already in front of you, and take the fear out of everything else. This book puts his whole method into plain English you can start using tonight.What Changes: - The upgrade cycle loses its grip. You learn the three kinds of wanting, and why one of them can never be satisfied no matter how much you get.- "Enough" becomes a place you can actually reach. A target that holds still, instead of one that moves every time you get closer.- Pleasure gets better, not smaller. Why calm beats thrills, how to spot a pleasure that costs too much, and why bread and a little pot of cheese can feel like a feast.- Old fears get quieter. Fear of death, fear of pain, the sense that bad luck is a punishment, and the worry stories you tell yourself about tomorrow.- Friendship moves to the center. Epicurus called it the greatest pleasure of all, and he built his whole school around it.- Your phone stops writing your shopping list. One simple question, "Who benefits if I want this?", takes the steering wheel back. The most misunderstood philosopher in history!His name became a word for fancy food and expensive wine. The real Epicurus mostly ate bread and drank water, taught in a garden, welcomed women and enslaved people as students, and called the last day of his life a happy one. Along the way you will meet the Roman poet whose lost masterpiece was found in 1417 and helped change the world, an old man who paid to have Epicurus carved onto a town wall for strangers to read, and the famous Stoic who could not stop quoting the enemy.Why this book?No jargon in the main text. Twenty-two short chapters, each ending with one small thing to try. Discussion questions for book clubs, and a one-page Practice Card that holds the whole book.No background needed. If you have ever gotten something you really wanted and felt the thrill fade within a week, you are ready.

• Reihe: Independently published
• ISBN: 9798175674737
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 19.09.2026
• Größe: 216 x 140 mm
• Verlag: Independently published