The only true form of freedom, the only ethical form of freedom, is through self-limitation. It is not the privilege of choosing everything you want … - Mark Manson

The only true form of freedom, the only ethical form of freedom, is through self-limitation.

That my most important values are honesty, empathy, and intellectual curiosity. That I’m unwilling to tolerate women who don’t make me happy, no matter how hot they are.

No, the opposite of happiness is hopelessness, an endless gray horizon of resignation and indifference.3 It’s the belief that everything is fucked, so why do anything at all?

"I say, if you cringe over yourself, that's good. It means that you have grown. You should actually never stop cringing.