Paul Dolan on escaping the myth of the perfect life

yeah, learned this one the hard way... luckily learned it barely out of uni. Unlike many of my older rellos who have gone through untold grief over it. .

the last statement is often quite true

Phew... I only read non fiction too. And I only watch movies based on true stories. Though I’d never admit it to faculty colleagues!

Some solutions: escape from gossiping small towns and communities and move to New York City or any megalopolis. Or, the hell with society and become an online recluse, like the hikikomoris in Japan.

Lovely!

this book insnt spanish version?

Hi!

Personally I would not trust this guy for a second.

The 'narrative of culture telling people what to do' is the product of evolution in aiming people into the direction of the highest chance of success in life. So it is to be taken seriously. The problem is that we are always unique individuals so it often doesn't fit us as well as we would hope. So a healthy life is a compromise in between the cultural norm and individuality. So flat out rejecting the cultural norm from the get go is a very bad idea. This guy doesn't seem to know that or worse ignores it all.

Also...
Life is not about the pursuit of happiness. It is about the pursuit of purpose and that requires big an uncomfortable sacrifices. If you (mostly) succeed a level of contentment may arise and we could call it happiness. But all this is not to be mistaken for hedonism and this guy doesn't even warn about it.

'Escaping the myth of a perfect life' also sounds like a title that would attract people that failed in life and are looking for tools to cope with their failure. Something people on anti depressants would read. Considering the momentum of modern culture I am sure it sells well but it does not sound healthy. People that fail in life need to be honest about the facts as they are and not be taught how to look for excuses.

Grtz.

I so believe in this! We just don't respect or understand Freedom of Choice .