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Philosophical fluidity, by call on rightofexileifestyle.com. It's possible to have a preference, actually counter to that preference, and still have a good time. I and chef, for example, need and dine on the finest cuisine in order to enjoy food. She's equally likely to save her a feast at a four-star restaurant or a relish one served up by her local dinnies, so long as she's in the proper frame of mind to do so.
And either experience is more or less legitimate than the other, in terms of her own satisfaction, so long as she is, indeed, satisfied. Thankfully, for our wallets in particular, in the case of high-end dining, how much we enjoy that which we experience is largely up to us. I call this concept philosophical fluidity. The idea that you can believe strongly that, say, long-term constant travel is paramount to a happy lifestyle and still be happy staying put for a while, traveling no further than a grocery store.
I would argue that being able to stop and live differently while still having a good time and finding value in the experience doesn't display a lack of enthusiasm for travel. It demonstrates a belief that we benefit from a given stimuli or situation, or don't, based almost entirely on our own decision to do so. Now, this is not a new concept. Philosophers have been using on the existence and substance of happiness for longer than we've had the letters to record their thoughts on the subject, but the concept of taste is something that has evolved over the years and has become more impactful because the technologies we have available today, particularly those we use to interact, relate, communicate, and present ourselves and our beliefs to the world.
Where once taste was an indication of breeding or social status, today's become an integral part of every person's brand. The logos we wear and the food we eat or don't eat and the coffee we drink and house prepared and by whom and the artists we listen to and the shade of the hardwood floors in our homes, so many things we use to define ourselves both to ourselves and to others, so many passions, which is wonderful except that in presenting them as indicators of taste or identity, we aim for purity and message, ease of communication, and as a result, blind ourselves to certain other aspects of the world. Consider pop music. It's a common pastime for the music industry and telegentsia to bash on anything too popular, too massive, too disseminated, and widespread, too viral.
The idea is that anything so all encompassing must also lack substance because if such music truly said something and wouldn't appeal to so many people. There may be some truth to this idea, but consider that by deciding ahead of time that pop music is inherently bad, such people cut themselves off from a whole industry's worth of potential experiences. They may even hear the music from time to time, but because they've decided that it's not for them, it's not good, they can't enjoy it. If they did, their brand of someone with taste and music might be called in a question.
There's an identity defined by which aspects of the world they've decided to ignore. It's possible to believe that graffiti is generally disruptive visual clutter while still allowing yourself to enjoy a particular piece that speaks to you. One might initially seem weak-willed and flip-floppy. You said you didn't like graffiti.
It's actually a matter of allowing yourself to be round, not flat, complex, rather than simple and easy to describe. The results of such taste complexity is that your image is more accurate, but you don't fit as cleanly within a tribe. The record store grew who doesn't hesitate to recommend pop to customers when warranted may be looked down upon by some underground only believers within the industry. I would argue, however, that those who would apply strict black and white guidelines to themselves or the world are lately reducing society's complexity, and, resultingly, simplifying to the point of worthlessness the many facets and dimensions we need to be fulfilled.
That is to say, if there's only one correct type of music to listen to, you'll never be exposed to incredible examples from other genres or artists or whatnot, because you've already dismissed them. Any data you receive after having made that decision will be filtered through that bias. Music, food, and graffiti are some of the simplest examples I could give here, but are often them because they're also the easiest to understand. The real problem with philosophical inflexibility is that it keeps us from considering other perspectives, other value systems, collections of data compiled and cultures beyond our own, and things of that nature.
Having rigid belief systems means that we are disallowing ourselves to learn, to change our minds, and to grow in any meaningful way. Philosophical fluidity, as much as anything, is an excuse to find the good, the value in anything that we see. It's an excuse to sit down at that diner in the middle of nowhere and appreciate the ambiance, despite the greasiness of the food and the chalky taste of the coffee. It's incentive to hear a pop song and not immediately dismiss it as trash to allow yourself to dance to it, if you feel like dancing.
It's a structure that allows you to consider the viewpoints of others and see where they're coming from before a knee-jerk passing judgment on who they are and what they believe. Philosophical fluidity is an excuse to have a good time no matter what's going on in your life and to enjoy the hell out of whatever life throws at you. So enjoy, have fun, dance. Happiness is a potential consequence of everything that happens to you.
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And that is it. I hope you're having a great start to your week. And I will catch you tomorrow in the Big Episode 299, where your optimal life awaits.