"The desire for more positive experience is itself a negative experience. And, paradoxically, the acceptance of one’s …"

"Any attempt to escape the negative, to avoid it or quash it or silence it, only backfires. The avoidance of suffering…"

"If you find yourself consistently giving too many fucks about trivial shit that bothers you—your ex-boyfriend’s new F…"

"“Don’t hope for a life without problems,” the [Disappointment Panda] said. “There’s no such thing. Instead, hope for …"

"I wanted the reward and not the struggle. I wanted the result and not the process. I was in love with not the fight b…"

"To become truly great at something, you have to dedicate shit-tons of time and energy to it. […] The rare people who …"

"Technology has solved old economic problems by giving us new psychological problems."

"A lot of people are afraid to accept mediocrity because they believe that if they accept it, they’ll never achieve an…"

"We’re apes. We think we’re all sophisticated with our toaster ovens and designer footwear, but we’re just a bunch of …"

"The world is constantly telling you that the path to a better life is more, more, more—buy more, own more, make more,…"