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The Pleasant Life – Why Most People Settle: The Reality of Life Beyond School – Episode 7

For many, life satisfaction revolves around the pursuit of comfort, pleasure, and ease. This is what psychologists call the Pleasant Life—a life where the primary focus is maximizing enjoyment while minimizing discomfort. It’s an attractive way to live, and it’s no surprise that most people settle for it.

At first glance, the Pleasant Life seems ideal. It is built on immediate gratification: indulging in good food, traveling to beautiful places, making enough money to afford luxuries, and avoiding stress whenever possible. There’s nothing inherently wrong with these things—after all, life should be enjoyed. But when pleasure becomes the only goal, problems arise.

Many people get trapped in a cycle of chasing short-term happiness—weekend parties, social media validation, impulsive shopping, or fleeting relationships. These experiences bring temporary joy, but they rarely lead to deep fulfillment. The reason? Pleasure is fleeting. What excites you today quickly loses its thrill tomorrow, forcing you to seek the next high.

This is the hidden cost of the Pleasant Life: it’s never enough. A life built solely on pleasure lacks depth. People who rely on external gratification often feel empty when those sources of happiness fade. When the party ends, when the excitement of a new purchase wears off, when the distraction disappears—what’s left?

True satisfaction requires something deeper. While pleasure is an important part of life, real fulfillment comes from growth, purpose, and meaningful connections. The Pleasant Life is a good start, but if you want something lasting, you need to go beyond it.

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Lessons…

One: Sometimes you need someone to show you the obvious, and oftentimes… the not so obvious! Credit to ZigZiglar

Two: Education and schooling are not the same thing. What goes on inside the schools is often not education. And the results may well be that it reduces productive capacity rather than to increase it. Credit to Prof Sir William Arthur Lewis

Three: My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Credit to Prophet Hosea

Four: The illiterates of the future are not those who cannot read or write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn! Credit to Alvin Toffler

Five: The greatest obstacle to progress is not ignorance, but the illusion of knowledge. Credit to Daniel Boorstin

Six: When you know the right things, the boundaries around your life suddenly disappear. Credit to Brian Sher