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I Read Seneca for One Weekend. These 4 Lines Changed How I Think About Success.
An ancient Roman philosopher helped me question why we keep chasing more, worrying about the future, and postponing the life we want to live.
A few years ago, I thought success meant reaching certain milestones.
A better job. A higher salary. More savings in the bank. The kind of career that makes your family proud.
There is nothing wrong with wanting these things. I still believe in working hard, building wealth, and becoming better at what you do.
But I began noticing something strange. Every time I reached a milestone, the satisfaction lasted for a while. Then my attention shifted to the next one.
The salary that once seemed extraordinary became normal. The goals that once excited me became expectations. And the people I compared myself with kept changing as I moved forward.
It made me wonder: If success keeps moving further away every time we get closer to it, when do we finally get to feel successful?
One weekend, I spent time reading Seneca, the Roman Stoic philosopher who lived nearly 2,000 years ago. I expected to find ideas about discipline and happiness. Instead, I found myself questioning some things I had accepted as normal.
