Benjamin Franklin, one of the founding fathers of the United States, once said something that helps with managing our first impulsive desire:
”‘Tis easier to suppress the first desire than to satisfy all that follow it.”
This is a timeless truth about human nature and how we’re constantly pursuing our first desire.
Let’s say you’re scrolling through your social media feed and stumble across an ad for a shiny new gadget for your kitchen.
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What does thinking better even mean? The German philosopher, Friedrich Nietzsche, explained it best in his book, The Gay Science: “He is a thinker; that means, he knows how to make things simpler than they are.”