Tim Urban · Wait But Why · 2013
Life Is a Picture, But You Live in a Pixel
Jack sees his life as a rich picture depicting an epic story and assumes that the key to his happiness lies in the broad components of the image. And he's completely wrong.
Why we picked it
Contrasting life's grand narrative with the experience of each moment exposes why impressive circumstances may not produce happiness.
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