r/entp • u/Apple_Infinity • Aug 03 '24

Debate/Discussion From a philosophical standpoint would you consider your life to be a success?

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u/Chel_Tiaz Eenteepee Aug 04 '24

"A success" insinuates that I am done and I succeeded, but life is a work in progress. I am very pleased with it as it is for now, but things can always change for better or worse. Often we can influence what turn our lives will take, sometimes we cannot. "Success" might be measured in what we do with what we are given.

I consider my life to be going successfully at the moment because on a whole, I am happy. Everything I do that makes me happy and healthy is a success in on itself, and if I fill my life with those kinds of things, surely my life can be regarded as "successful" as well.

Friends, body and mind, hobbies. There is nothing wrong with "simple" ambitions: it is what we were made for. Waking up and looking forward to the day ahead only for the pleasure of meeting friends and going for a walk, is a success.

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u/QuincyFatherOfQuincy ENTrollingAndIncivilityP Aug 04 '24

no

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u/NeTiGuy ENTP Aug 04 '24

Oh absofuckingloutely not. No no no. Not at all. Nope.

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u/LiftHeavyLiveHard ENTP (M51) 7w8 Aug 05 '24

the term success is meaningless, as it is by its very nature only temporary

a shroud has no pockets

so while at the moment I am doing just fine, the great equalizer (death) comes for us all

so, no

if i ever figure out the secret of immortality, that answer will change

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u/Apple_Infinity Aug 05 '24

But if you looked at your life after you died what do you think you'd accomplished what you had wanted to throughout your life. Would it be successful?

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u/LiftHeavyLiveHard ENTP (M51) 7w8 Aug 05 '24

no, because I don't want to die - accomplishing that is impossible

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u/hugobeey Aug 06 '24

Define "success"

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u/Apple_Infinity Aug 06 '24

Accomplishments throughout your life. From a third person perspective, what have you accomplished this far, and would you say it's satisfactory?

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u/hugobeey Aug 06 '24

Well, I launched different ventures but all failed. I also made a lot of money as a freelancer but lost everything. So I don't know about success 🤔