Category: Filosofia

How much do you earn?

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Did you enjoy the sunshine? Good. Now, though, it is time for some thinking. Let’s start from the following question: did you ever ask yourself how much you earn? Well, I know you know it. Nevertheless, we will think about it somewhat differently. Let’s do a simple calculation: we will suppose that you receive each month € 1700. This is also the answer you would give me to my question: “How much do you earn?”, “€ 1700”. Now consider this: your workday comprises 7 hours and 30 minutes (= 450 minutes) or 150 hours per month, so you earn €

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Un tipo comune: il “godereccio”

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Se ti fermi un attimo e ti guardi intorno vedrai che lo stile di vita più comune è quello di colui che sembra dedito ai piaceri della vita e sembra avere anche una certa intelligenza di come va il mondo. Questo tipo spende la maggior parte del suo tempo libero nello svago e nella ricerca del piacere, insomma “si gode la vita”, come va il detto comune. La conseguenza principale di questo suo uso del tempo è che egli viene distratto dal perseguire e realizzare obiettivi importanti che pure egli vorrebbe raggiungere. Il “godereccio” vuole certamente conservare quel suo stile

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The “pleasure-seeking”

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Stop for a moment and look around you, you’ll see how the most common lifestyle is that of one who seems addicted to the pleasures of life, and also seems to have a certain understanding of how the world works. This type spends most of his free time in leisure and pleasure seeking, in short “enjoying life”, as the common saying goes. The main consequence of this use of his time is the distraction from pursuing and achieving those important goals that he too would like to achieve. The “pleasure-seeking” certainly wants to keep his lifestyle and yet fails to

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