I think most all of us have heard of this one. 80% of the wealth for 20% the population, 20% the effort 80% the result (apparently), and so on.
I’m quite convinced that it’s 80% the joy in one’s life experienced in the first 20% of its duration. with the average 80 year lifespan, that means that by age 16, we’ve experienced 4/5ths the joy we’re set to get. One can still feel it trickling up until around 20-24, but after that we’re just chewing the flavourless gum waiting for the next bin to spit it out into.
When my late cousin took her life, I felt then just how brave and intelligent she must have been, to say at age 20, “Welp, gotten my best, time to move on.”
Most of us (80% the population) are just here because we are too afraid of death.
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Yeah I have heard of that statement before. I don´t think it is true when it comes to happiness and joy. People become happy in different sections of life. People are born into terrible lives and becomes happy in late adulthood too.
When it comes to taking ones own life I think its the amount of pain and suffering. When it becomes absolutely overwhelming, taking action becomes a lot easier.
There are so many reasons why people kill themselves. Psychological issues, physical pain and even financial troubles.
No one wants to die. We all want to live.
Death seems like a solution when pain becomes overwhelming.
Personally; Sure im scared. But im also scared of living. Eventho I don’t have what could be considered a good familylife and too think what it would do to them if I killed my self.
I feel similarly, but I’ve heard many older people say that they found their greatest happiness later in life, so maybe it’s just a question of outlook.
A fan of Richard Koch, author of “The 80/20 Principle”? Just curious.
I believe that, for the most part, our experience on this earth has to do with the way we choose to think (emphasis on choose). Positive thinking creates a more positive experience, and negative thinking creates a more negative experience.
You get used to it and forget what different feels like. Like you can’t change anything about the joy in your life. It takes the first step.
Different feels better. You caaan feel out a map after you relearn it , when you need to reach out for help etc