Mark Manson

And so freedom is actually, it's a personal form of discipline. It's a constant choice of what sacrifice am I going to bring into my life? what is going to be important to me. And so in that sense, I see things like... And I just have to bring this up because we're in the middle of it now.

And so freedom is actually, it's a personal form of discipline. It's a constant choice of what sacrifice am I going to bring into my life? what is going to be important to me. And so in that sense, I see things like... And I just have to bring this up because we're in the middle of it now.

And so freedom is actually, it's a personal form of discipline. It's a constant choice of what sacrifice am I going to bring into my life? what is going to be important to me. And so in that sense, I see things like... And I just have to bring this up because we're in the middle of it now.

And so freedom is actually, it's a personal form of discipline. It's a constant choice of what sacrifice am I going to bring into my life? what is going to be important to me. And so in that sense, I see things like... And I just have to bring this up because we're in the middle of it now.

In chapter eight of the book, I spend that whole chapter kind of arguing that we need to redefine freedom the same way that the philosophers and the Greeks and Romans understood it, which is that freedom is the ability to choose what to give up. Freedom is choosing what you will sacrifice. And so freedom is not... sitting on the couch, eating whatever the hell you want for the rest of your life.

In chapter eight of the book, I spend that whole chapter kind of arguing that we need to redefine freedom the same way that the philosophers and the Greeks and Romans understood it, which is that freedom is the ability to choose what to give up. Freedom is choosing what you will sacrifice. And so freedom is not... sitting on the couch, eating whatever the hell you want for the rest of your life.

In chapter eight of the book, I spend that whole chapter kind of arguing that we need to redefine freedom the same way that the philosophers and the Greeks and Romans understood it, which is that freedom is the ability to choose what to give up. Freedom is choosing what you will sacrifice. And so freedom is not... sitting on the couch, eating whatever the hell you want for the rest of your life.

In chapter eight of the book, I spend that whole chapter kind of arguing that we need to redefine freedom the same way that the philosophers and the Greeks and Romans understood it, which is that freedom is the ability to choose what to give up. Freedom is choosing what you will sacrifice. And so freedom is not... sitting on the couch, eating whatever the hell you want for the rest of your life.

In chapter eight of the book, I spend that whole chapter kind of arguing that we need to redefine freedom the same way that the philosophers and the Greeks and Romans understood it, which is that freedom is the ability to choose what to give up. Freedom is choosing what you will sacrifice. And so freedom is not... sitting on the couch, eating whatever the hell you want for the rest of your life.

There are people protesting during this coronavirus thing saying that the government shouldn't tell me to stay home, I shouldn't have to stay home, blah, blah, blah. And it's like... It's like, guys, you're okay if the government tells you you can't smoke next to a pregnant person or you can't smoke in a restaurant. You're fine if the government tells you you can't scream fire at a theater.

There are people protesting during this coronavirus thing saying that the government shouldn't tell me to stay home, I shouldn't have to stay home, blah, blah, blah. And it's like... It's like, guys, you're okay if the government tells you you can't smoke next to a pregnant person or you can't smoke in a restaurant. You're fine if the government tells you you can't scream fire at a theater.

There are people protesting during this coronavirus thing saying that the government shouldn't tell me to stay home, I shouldn't have to stay home, blah, blah, blah. And it's like... It's like, guys, you're okay if the government tells you you can't smoke next to a pregnant person or you can't smoke in a restaurant. You're fine if the government tells you you can't scream fire at a theater.

There are people protesting during this coronavirus thing saying that the government shouldn't tell me to stay home, I shouldn't have to stay home, blah, blah, blah. And it's like... It's like, guys, you're okay if the government tells you you can't smoke next to a pregnant person or you can't smoke in a restaurant. You're fine if the government tells you you can't scream fire at a theater.

There are people protesting during this coronavirus thing saying that the government shouldn't tell me to stay home, I shouldn't have to stay home, blah, blah, blah. And it's like... It's like, guys, you're okay if the government tells you you can't smoke next to a pregnant person or you can't smoke in a restaurant. You're fine if the government tells you you can't scream fire at a theater.

Freedom is actually getting up at six in the morning and going to the gym because by building up your body, you are actually giving yourself more options for the future. By limiting options today, by choosing which options you're going to limit today, by choosing not to eat Cheetos, you are Giving yourself more options in the long run.

Freedom is actually getting up at six in the morning and going to the gym because by building up your body, you are actually giving yourself more options for the future. By limiting options today, by choosing which options you're going to limit today, by choosing not to eat Cheetos, you are Giving yourself more options in the long run.

Freedom is actually getting up at six in the morning and going to the gym because by building up your body, you are actually giving yourself more options for the future. By limiting options today, by choosing which options you're going to limit today, by choosing not to eat Cheetos, you are Giving yourself more options in the long run.

Freedom is actually getting up at six in the morning and going to the gym because by building up your body, you are actually giving yourself more options for the future. By limiting options today, by choosing which options you're going to limit today, by choosing not to eat Cheetos, you are Giving yourself more options in the long run.

Freedom is actually getting up at six in the morning and going to the gym because by building up your body, you are actually giving yourself more options for the future. By limiting options today, by choosing which options you're going to limit today, by choosing not to eat Cheetos, you are Giving yourself more options in the long run.

How is this any different? At some point you have to You have to accept that it's not about what you, freedom is not about what you individually want, it is about what you are individually capable of sacrificing and giving up, both for yourself and for the greater good.