Zach Charles > Quotes

“Suffering is as inseparable from life as gravity is from the fabric of the universe-both drive their creations as well as their self-destructions.”
― Zach Charles, Sufferless: The Science & Philosophy of Reducing Suffering

“The answer to the meaning of life IS the question, 'How can we suffer less?' The goal is not the destination, but the meaning in course we chart towards the horizon we never reach.”
― Zach Charles, Sufferless: The Science & Philosophy of Reducing Suffering

“Suffering, simply put, is what happens when stress exceeds capacity and causes one to exist in a state of being they wish not to be.”
― Zach Charles, Sufferless: The Science & Philosophy of Reducing Suffering

“To progress is to suffer less. In other words— the less you suffer, the less suffering you cause, and the less suffering society inflicts is the most objective metric of progress.”
― Zach Charles, Sufferless: The Science & Philosophy of Reducing Suffering