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Interesting takes by levels.io on lex fridman in the context of being a diginal nomad:

“Freedom doesn’t make you happy, constraints do” -levels

“I am free thats why i am lost” - kafka

Freedom is pretty great, but constraints (family, kids, relationships) keep us locked in and focused. Thats how i interpreted it at least.

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Andrey Popelo · 83w

At a fundamental level, one aspect of happiness can be described as a feeling of relief or contentment. This suggests that happiness often accompanies or follows periods of challenge, effort, or even suffering. So to feel happy, we sometimes need to, for example, set up constraints or make a sacrif...

TK SuitCoin.exe 80HpW · 83w

I think the ability to express freedom of voice of the things you submit to is the key here, as it is only through the submission(discipline) to a higher goal that we can achieve higher callings.

Kian Jer · 83w

Interesting observation. I’ve seen friends and family suffering from depression, anxiety, uncertainty etc. and they’re either people without a spouse / kids / set idea on what they want to do with life. Point is we need something (meaningful) to anchor ourselves to reality or else the brain ju...

サトシ · 83w

I am free that’s why I am lost is such a 1st world problem lol. Around 80% of the people in the world have constraints so they can’t even reach this stage, sad

Laeserin · 83w

Constraints are what get us up, in the morning. They're what give our lives purpose. Freedom is given to us, so that we have the tools to fulfill our purpose. Knowing what your purpose is, is energizing and gives you mental clarity. That's why "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" are tied ...

I see these takes too often for comfort, frequently directly associated with some kind of institutional orthodoxy. Human self awareness already contains all vital constraints, anything else can dynamically arise and cease in context, and certainly needs no superimposed ideology of self limitation, o...

davesoma · 83w

Freedom is the ability to choose which constraints apply to your life in order to achieve your own goals, rather than goals imposed by others. It's about self-imposed discipline - training your mind to decide the depth and breadth of your life experiences.

Buy Bitcoin [uDevNull] · 83w

Taking on responsibility will lead you to freedom

People thrive when they are clear on the framework and limits they need to work within. Scope matters

I think people need something hard to work on to thrive. Could be a family, raising kids, building something, etc, it just need to be hard work. I guess you could call that "constraints" but I interpret it more as "hard work".

Was a very interesting episode. I also really enjoyed listening to it. The experience was great, and the narration was very easy and interesting to follow.

Captain Anarchy aka Major Love · 83w

Sounds like nazi german quotes to me ... 🤷‍♂️ Complete bullshit ! 😂🤣😭🥱🥱 From an indoctrinated apple user probably can not expect more... People must be very confused when it comes to freedom...

nostrich · 83w

Reading, resting, thinking, listening, watching, imagining , are those constraints ? Because whatever they are , they can bring great happiness.

nostrich · 83w

Finititude of life ? Energy is neither created or destroyed, we are energy. We are forever. Just try and be decent.

Ben's BTC stories · 83w

The question everyone needs to ask themself is: which contains make my feel alive?

Freerange71 · 83w

Never really thought about like that. Excellent point

btcschellingpt · 83w

The boundaries we choose 🤝

In Buddhism, taking “refuge” is finding freedom from what will never make you happy. To the outside world, it seems like constraints. But to the student, it’s a form of freedom. My guess is that there is a form of this in every spiritual tradition.

Such a nice quote from Kafka. We need meaning most of all, whether it comes from the freedom to do things we like or the commitments we have with our loved ones.

Jonathan · 83w

Constraints are fine if they are self imposed.

nostrnormie · 83w

I didn’t know who levels was prior to that podcast, but thought it was a really good talk

Satoshi Fun · 83w

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Guy Swann · 83w

This is also something that many dont understand about art. But I remember there was a day in film school with one of my favorite professors and we spent the entire class talking about it. Freedom in creativity leads to indecision and feeling overwhelmed. When you leave yourself too many options, y...

My kids and my family are not my constraints, they are my reason for breaking through all my self imposed limitations 💯 If I demonstrate by travelling as a family, that it isn't hard, I won't pass that bs belief on to my kids. I also am fortunate to travel on a good passport- so recognise intern...