Croquet (1657) by Claudine Bouzonnet-Stella, Jacques Stella, from Les Jeux et Plaisirs de l'Enfance.
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“Le Pape-Guay” (1657) by Claudine Bouzonnet-Stella, Jacques Stella, from Les Jeux et Plaisirs de l'Enfance.
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A quotation from Bertrand Russell
The more things a man is interested in, the more opportunities of happiness he has, and the less he is at the mercy of fate, since if he loses one thing he can fall back upon another. Life is too short to be interested in everything, but it is good to be interested in as many things as are necessary to fill our days. We are all prone to the malady of the introvert, who, with the manifold spectacle of the world spread out before him, turns away and gazes only upon the emptiness within.Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) English mathematician and philosopher
Conquest of Happiness, Part 2, ch. 11 “Zest” (1930)
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The more things a man is interested in, the more opportunities of happiness he has, and the less he is at the mercy of fate, since if he loses one thing he can fall back upon another. Life is too short to be interested in everything, but it is good…
Blind Man's Bluff (1657) by Claudine Bouzonnet-Stella, Jacques Stella, from Les Jeux et Plaisirs de l'Enfance.
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😣 Effortful pastimes are perceived as more meaningful than those requiring minimal effort, study finds
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Past studies suggest that how people spend their time outside of work or academic endeavors can contribute to their overall well-being and life satisfaction. Yet how humans perceive different leisure activities that they engage in and the extent to which they feel that these activities contribute to their life's purpose has not yet been extensively investigated.
Wednesday Weekly Blogging Challenge: Board and Card Games I Like
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