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An image shows a black silhouette of man against a blue and green backdrop. The man is looking down in a state of discontentment and is about to put his hand on his head. This picture serves as the featured image for Balanced Achievement’s article on natural selection and life-satisfaction.

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Natural Selection and Life-Satisfaction: Why We’re Programmed For Discontentment

written by Patrick Zeis

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The Yin and Yang of Stillness and Flow
by Patrick Zeis July 9, 2018
The sun systematically makes way for the moon, summer effortlessly transforms into winter and life unfailingly ends in death, only to regenerate…