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Continued from Life
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I thought these two aspects could exist separately at the same time.
- No Need to Rush suggests “don’t hurry, but keep going,” but it doesn’t necessarily mean to live leisurely.
- It simply advises not to be obsessed with achieving short-term results in haste, and instead, the argument leans towards Stoicism.
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For various reasons, there is a belief that the expected level of happiness obtained when income exceeds a certain value does not change much.
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In that case, the more capable a person is (in terms of earning money), the wiser they are, the lower the expectation of taking risks.
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It’s not considered wise to play Russian roulette where happiness goes from 100 to 110 if you survive.
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In reality, looking around, capable individuals choose a route where they
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“enjoy what they do,”
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“contribute to society,”
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“earn a decent income.”
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In other words, to achieve tremendous success, both study and recklessness are necessary. Since these are fundamentally contradictory, it naturally becomes a rare breed.
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Most of the outstanding researchers I know seem satisfied with “enjoying what they do,” “contributing to society,” and “earning a decent income”…
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In my case, I probably feel that by doing things steadily without taking significant risks, I could achieve the above.