The emptiness in your life isn’t because you don’t have enough rights or consumerist options. It’s the opposite. You’re missing a bit of restraint, sacrifice and responsibility.
It is uncertain where death awaits us: let us await is everywhere. Premeditation of death is premeditation of freedom. He who has learned how to die, has unlearned how to be a slave. Knowing how to die frees us from all subjection and constraint.
Do not be afraid to exaggerate the role of willpower. It is an exaggeration with a purpose. It leads to a positive self-fulfilling dynamic, and that is all you care about. See this shaping of your attitude as your most important creation in life, and never leave it to chance.
Take note of the actions people take that seem out of character.
What often appears out of character, is actually more of their true character. If people are essentially lazy or foolish, they leave clues to this in the smallest details well before their behaviour can harm you.
I can’t stop bad things from happening to me, so instead I am going to enjoy bad things from happening to me and I am going to build a mindset that makes me fearsome enough to succeed regardless of how stacked the odds are against me.