Midlife
by Kieran Setiya
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Index Topics & Notes
- Reference: Epicurus had the goal of ataraxia - tranquillity and freedom from pain, achieved through contemplation in the quiet company of friends.
- Definition: (1) Life is suffering; (2) the source of suffering is attachment; (3) the goal is to give up attachments; (4) The Eightfold Path
- Insight: Buddhism begins with the Four Noble Truths.
- Reference: Herbert Simon 1956 - named the concept of satisficing - settling for good enough outcomes.
- Insight: Behavioural economists have pushed back on the idea of "pursuing the best option".
- Insight: Satisficing is a strategy for coping with excess of options.
- Insight: Satisficing factors in the cost of time taken to weigh up options.
