Eudaimonia
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CORE DEFINITION
Often translated as "happiness," but more accurately means "flourishing" or "realizing one's potential." It is not a transient emotion (pleasure), but a sustained state of living well through the practice of virtue and reason.
SCAFFOLDING EFFECT
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A higher definition of happiness. When pursuing life goals, do not pursue Hedonia (sensual pleasure), but Eudaimonia. The former is consumption, the latter is creation and self-realization. This helps you get through those "unhappy but meaningful" difficult times.
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Aristotle's view of happiness: eudaimonia is not transient pleasure (hedonia), but a sustained state of flourishing achieved by practicing virtue and realizing one's rational potential, fulfilling one's life. The mechanism is "the alignment of activity and potential."
MINIMUM ACTION
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