Katy Moser

“This means being good to others as selflessly as possible—as the preceding experiment suggests, of course—but more subtly, it means deflecting your own constant attention from yourself and your desires—by looking in the mirror less, disregarding your reflection on social media, paying less attention to what others think about you, and fighting your tendency to envy people for what they have but you don’t.”
― Arthur C. Brooks, Build the Life You Want: The Art and Science of Getting Happier

“In the Tao Te Ching, the ancient Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu wrote, “Care about people’s approval and you will be their prisoner.”
― Arthur C. Brooks, Build the Life You Want: The Art and Science of Getting Happier