The sequence of why isn't clarifying for me. Instead, I start questioning why the why-answer even matters. Let's take the example in the video. You want to be healthy so that's why you drag yourself to the grocery store, prepare and cook a meal, and then do all the clean up. Why is it important to be "healthy" -as if that's something that we can truly control? (You could go to the store and someone coughs in your direction and you get very sick, or you could slip on a wet aisle and break a hip!) Assuming that's a low probability, you might say, "I like to feel well." So, now we're down to pleasure. How do you weigh the two pleasures? On the one hand, you want to just relax on the couch and can eat a simple and quick peanut butter sandwich. On the other, you want a lightly dressed quinoa bowl with vegetables that will require a lot of work. Both lead you to some pleasure (being relaxed or optimizing nutrition), so how do you decide? Or, you could say, "I want to be healthy to live a long life" but then wonder if that long life really is that valuable if you're spending a lot of your time commuting, grocery shopping, chopping vegetables, and then cleaning the kitchen. How do you work through those doubts?
Thank you for the tips on how to be mindful of connecting our daily tasks to our deeper values by setting our intentions as we do them.
Thanks for posting this! Couldn't make the live presentation, but still a very helpful addition/illustration to what's on the app! Thanks again!
The sequence of why isn't clarifying for me. Instead, I start questioning why the why-answer even matters. Let's take the example in the video. You want to be healthy so that's why you drag yourself to the grocery store, prepare and cook a meal, and then do all the clean up. Why is it important to be "healthy" -as if that's something that we can truly control? (You could go to the store and someone coughs in your direction and you get very sick, or you could slip on a wet aisle and break a hip!) Assuming that's a low probability, you might say, "I like to feel well." So, now we're down to pleasure. How do you weigh the two pleasures? On the one hand, you want to just relax on the couch and can eat a simple and quick peanut butter sandwich. On the other, you want a lightly dressed quinoa bowl with vegetables that will require a lot of work. Both lead you to some pleasure (being relaxed or optimizing nutrition), so how do you decide? Or, you could say, "I want to be healthy to live a long life" but then wonder if that long life really is that valuable if you're spending a lot of your time commuting, grocery shopping, chopping vegetables, and then cleaning the kitchen. How do you work through those doubts?