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Pleasure vs. Joy

Turn from chasing a sensation toward choosing a worthy action.

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Use when: numbing, chasing highs, emotional avoidance

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What you will do

How this guided practice works

  1. 1
    Read the frame

    A pleasant sensation happens to you. Stoic joy belongs to the active use of judgment and character. Ask what you will do, not only what you want to feel.

  2. 2
    Name the situation

    Which pleasure or sensation are you chasing?

  3. 3
    Record what you notice

    What virtuous action would offer a sounder kind of joy here?

  4. 4
    Choose the next action

    What will you do?