Have you ever fantasized about somehow rejecting all of that-blocking out the noise and focusing on your own thoughts and judgments? If so, you are hungering for what Aristotle called autarkeia, or "self-sufficiency," which he believed is a requirement for true happiness.
By this, he did not mean doing everything for yourself, such as growing all your own food or removing your own appendix. He meant making your own choices about your life and welfare, based on your independent beliefs and convictions.
Scholars have found, for example, that the young adults who are the most prone to depression and substance use are the least self-sufficient. It also stands to reason that most of us could benefit from more independence.
Read it, and you might just find the self-determining freedom you crave.
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