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The value system most live by is ridiculous.
Just because money-driven companies are selling us the image that we’re more accomplished with their fancy stuff doesn’t mean it’s true.
It feels true, because almost everyone around us are buying into it. People are buying luxury things to feel and appear more successful.
And it’s no wonder. Our minds have been psychologically abused by ads ever since we were born.
In reality, we all have the power to define a good life. And we can choose to define it differently than what we’ve been taught.
Don’t waste your entire life chasing for a fabricated image of success.
You define success
Humans are especially good at coming up with make-believe worlds. Money, art, countries, religion, gender roles etc are all a figment of our imagination that has taken root, spread like wild fire and is as real as can be. We will always make stuff up and think it's all written in stone. Everybody is figuring it out. So let's take a step back, acknowledge the chaos and focus inward.