What would life be like without desires?

Desires constantly arise from within us, only to be replaced by yet more desires. Without this continuous stream of desiring, there would no longer be any reason to do anything: life would grind to a halt, as it does for people who lose the ability to desire.

Do you have no desire or motivation to pursue anything?

On the one hand you have little desire or motivation to pursue anything, but on the other hand you dislike being in a state of stasis. Certainly not an easy internal dispute to deal with. We are so complicated and often face a variety of contradictory emotions, feelings and priorities.

What do you do when your life stops being exciting?

If, at some point it stops exciting you, find something else to do and do it to the best of your ability. If you get bored, do something else. That’s it. There’s nothing wrong with that. Don’t judge yourself that you should be doing this or that in order to become happy. Life is an experience, so experience it as it is. Cheers.

What are the origins of human desire?

The origins of desire. Desire is intimately connected to pleasure and pain. Human beings feel pleasure at the things that, in the course of their evolution, have tended to promote their survival and reproduction; they feel pain at the things that have tended to compromise their genes.

What is the psychology of desire?

The psychology and philosophy of desire. [Article revised on 1 May 2020.] Desire and destiny are almost the same word. ‘Desire’ derives from the Latin desiderare, ‘to long or wish for’, which itself derives from de sidere, ‘from the stars’, suggesting that the original sense is ‘to await what the stars will bring’.

What happens when you lose the ability to desire?

Without this continuous stream of desires, there would no longer be any reason to do anything: life would grind to a halt, as it does for people who lose the ability to desire. An acute crisis of desire corresponds to boredom, and a chronic crisis to depression.