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Today, many people associate epicureanism with hedonistic pleasure-seeking – but that’s not really what he taught.
Tipping the scales away from work may not be the wisest way to recalibrate your work-life balance.
Go on! Read a good book, tickle your kids, pick a flower from your garden. We need to savour these tiny moments of pleasure to ease the stress we all face.
Nightclub-goers often regard the sort of sexually aggressive behaviour they witness as unacceptable, but they put up with it because it seems like lots of people – especially men – are doing it.
Being happy involves not shying away from pain, misery or distress.
Memories of our carefree youth help form our identity today. But memories are selective. So, were we really as wild as we think we were?
Hedonism has a complex relationship with binge drinking – part cause, part solution. Here’s why.
Savouring the pleasures in life is linked to better health and well-being. And no, that doesn’t necessarily mean binge drinking or all-night wild parties.
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