I go the route recommended by Alan Watts's interpretation of Hindu philosophy, where animated action by living beings is conceptualized as "play". Where does that fall into?
@Jack Bright practiced attention/meditation might help you get better control of how you feel, eliminating the sense that you are in fact worked up and making others lose any power over you
"I can't dissent!" - flipping takes responsibility. Pulls his sleeves up, gets ready to respect people's opinion. As they're not facts. If you have done a piss poor job, take precedence over that and be held accountable for your actions. Sir Darrach has done that and resigned. I just think it's a sign for old traditions to come back. https://www.politico.eu/article/exclusive-johnson-finds-it-hard-to-disagree-with-trumps-verdict-on-may/
Perhaps paradoxically, despite being someone who only wishes to be left alone, I want to join the military, a place where by definition nobody leaves you alone.
Not necessarily. I’m assuming you’re not a total hermit, you seek to the choice of being able to be left alone. Probably not to be left alone all of the time.
