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Zach Charles is an American writer, filmmaker, and lifelong student of science, educated at the University of Southern California. He has explored the complexities of the human condition through the cinematic arts, while his scientific literacy grounds him in critical thinking-together giving him a unique perspective on how we confront suffering. Known for undertaking dangerous pursuits safely--from aviation to skydiving-- he lives the Sufferless philosophy by minimizing suffering not through avoidance of stress, but by expanding his capacity to meet it physically, psychologically, intellectually, and spiritually. He is the founder of The Sufferless Foundation, dedicated to turning the ideas of the Sufferless book into measurable reductions ...more

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“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

“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

“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

“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

“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

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