We are happy when people/things conform and unhappy when they don't. People and events don't disappoint us, our models of reality do. It is my model of reality that determines my happiness or disappointments.
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About Stefan Zweig
Stefan Zweig was a 19th-century Austrian writer. Stefan Zweig was an Austrian writer. At the height of his literary career in the 1920s and 1930s, he was one of the most widely translated and popular writers in the world. Read more on Wikipedia →
Themes
- Happiness — Thoughts on finding joy, contentment, and fulfilment