Enlightened Hedonism
This concept of enlightened hedonism is a key module within the overarching philosophy of The Blackprint. a philosophy for simple folk pursuing Faustian bargains with future Intelligence All things are either addictive, or non addictive. All activities either align with your true calling or they do not. Thus - any activity can fit into 4 quadrants Addictive and not aligned with your calling. This is the worst - examples would be injection drugs Addictive and aligned with your calling. An example would be taking uppers to go faster towards your goals. Or workaholism. Not addictive and not aligned with your calling. Most things in life. These can be split into pleasant and unpleasant Non addictive and aligned with your calling. An example would be going to yoga class, or prepping effectively for a trading day. My basic observation is that the pleasant activities in category 3 and nearly all things in category four are predictably good. ...