The Rat Racer: This group works constantly for the future, but in pursuit of wealth and success fails to enjoy the present.
The Hedonist: This group lives in pursuit of physical pleasure and in avoidance of pain. By living only for the superficial, they aren’t able to find any meaning in life.
The Nihilist: This group holds the opinion that sustainable happiness isn’t possible. If you’ll never be happy, there’s no point in trying.
After analyzing this portion of the book I decided I fall somewhere between The Rat Racer and The Nihilist. I am constantly running on the rat wheel of life, only to realize I am still in the rat wheel with nothing to show for it. It gets harder to beleive that one day happiness will happen to you, when nothing really changes.
I was watching Simon Cowell's Master Class on the OWN Network and he said part of the journey to success is being patient and learning as you go. Maybe patience and faith that everything will be okay is what I need to learn. It is hard to hold on to that faith when you feel like your rat wheel has been running for eternity.
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