You Are Heroic with Brian Johnson You're Teleological: Start Acting Like It! (Heroic +1 #1,447)
Mar 8, 2023
A lively look at why people are purpose-driven and need clear targets. Discussions link Aristotelian telos to practical goal-setting tools. Research on how meaningful projects boost happiness gets highlighted. A strong push to identify concrete aims and take daily action toward them.
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Humans Are Hardwired To Have Targets
- Human beings are teleological creatures hardwired to live purposefully and need targets to guide action.
- Brian Johnson and Tom Morris cite Aristotle: without a telos lives become aimless, leading to lethargy or destructive goals.
Aimlessness Produces Lethargy Or Destructive Drive
- Lacking positive goals causes either spiritual shutdown or pursuit of harmful objectives to create motion.
- Tom Morris warns aimlessness produces lethargy or lashes people into destructive goals to 'make something happen.'
Set Daily Targets And Act On Them
- Set clear targets and hit them daily to stay flourishing and in control.
- Brian Johnson notes the Heroic app embeds Aristotle's idea by having users set and pursue targets each day.
