“To overcome the anxieties and depressions of contemporary life, individuals must become independent of the social environment to the degree that they no longer respond exclusively in terms of its rewards and punishments”
— Mihaly Csíkszentmihalyi
Simplified Meaning:
People can feel less worried and sad in today's world if they learn to care less about what society thinks and not just do things for praise or fear of punishment.
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