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To Have Or To Be?

Mindfulness & Happiness

To Have Or To Be?

Mindfulness & Happiness

To Have Or To Be?

Erich Fromm

Discovering genuine significance, purpose, and joy requires a shift from the mindset of constantly acquiring material possessions and power ("having" mindset) to a more fulfilling and meaningful approach ("being" mindset). The key is to prioritize actions that contribute to lasting fulfillment for everyone. Don't let your fear of change hold you back from living the life you've always wanted. Evaluate if the activities filling your time truly hold significance for you. What if instead of binge-watching television, you explore other activities that could bring more joy to your life? Maybe learning to play the piano or meeting a friend for coffee could make your day even brighter than watching another episode. While breaking from your usual routine might feel strange at first, it has the potential to bring more joy to your life.

self-help

psychology

sociology

psychoanalysis

14 min

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Einblick

Worum geht es?

To Have or To Be (1976) questions the consumer-driven impulses that push us toward “to have” and suggests an alternative philosophy: "to be." This lifestyle offers a sense of fulfillment that the pursuit of power, status, and competing with others often fails to provide.

Buchzusammenfassung

Erich Seligmann Fromm was a German-American social psychologist, psychotherapist, sociologist, humanist philosopher, and democratic socialist who lived from March 23, 1900 to March 18, 1980. He fled the Nazi dictatorship and landed in America. He was a co-founder of the William Alanson White Institute for Psychiatry, Psychoanalysis, and Psychology in New York, and a proponent of Frankfurt School critical theory.

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