{"id":188197,"date":"2019-11-13T10:20:35","date_gmt":"2019-11-13T18:20:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=188197"},"modified":"2019-11-14T16:25:15","modified_gmt":"2019-11-15T00:25:15","slug":"life-is-all-upside-no-downside-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/11\/13\/life-is-all-upside-no-downside-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Life is All Upside, No Downside"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
The stoic motto\u00e2\u20ac\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
There is no greater joy than being alive. All the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153downsides\u00e2\u20ac\u009d of existence are petty concerns. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Hat tip to Taleb<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Nassim Taleb\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s notion of \u00e2\u20ac\u0153upside\u00e2\u20ac\u009d. Life is unlimited optionality and upside, no downside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
No downsides in life<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
What are fake downsides in life?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Stress<\/li>
Pain<\/li>
Suffering<\/li>
Guilt<\/li>
Anger<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n
Best way to address these issues:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s all good\u00e2\u20ac\u009d.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
Things which attack you strengthen you. Anything which strengthens you is good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Art is the ultimate upside <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
As long as you got art in life, you got every reason to live. To keep making, creating, exploring, challenging, and daring!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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