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When pleasure requires effort we cannot sustain

I keep starting hobbies with great enthusiasm but abandon them as soon as they stop feeling effortless and fun.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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The expectation that authentic pleasure should always be easy prevents us from developing deeper satisfactions.

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“Where Are You with Pleasure and its examined life?”

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