Mindmap by Yaseen Arif

Subclaim

yma46_1 — 2025-07-22 15:18:29 UTC

People always want more

Subclaim

yma46_1 — 2025-07-22 15:21:47 UTC

People won't be satisfied by having more

Central Claim

yma46_1 — 2025-07-22 15:26:54 UTC

To achieve satisfaction, people shouldn't chase increasing their haves, but should instead manage their wants.

Evidence

yma46_1 — 2025-07-22 23:28:31 UTC

Personal Experience: I always want more. Whenever I get a new video game, I'm happy for a good few months, then feel like wanting a new one, and the cycle repeats...

Evidence

yma46_1 — 2025-07-22 23:31:00 UTC

Personal Experience: Even if I buy more video games, I'll still eventually want more.

Evidence

yma46_1 — 2025-07-22 23:34:39 UTC

Even though prince Abd al-Rahman III had fame, money, and respect, he still didn't feel satiated.

Example

yma46_1 — 2025-07-22 23:36:42 UTC

The caveman example: The more food, clothes and shelter the caveman has, the higher his chances of finding a mate and surviving.

Evidence

yma46_1 — 2025-07-22 23:38:25 UTC

LeBron James is an accomplished man, but still gets bummed out over lost games.

Subclaim

yma46_1 — 2025-07-22 23:42:47 UTC

Have more by having less, aka, be a minimalist

Evidence

yma46_1 — 2025-07-22 23:45:56 UTC

Personal Experience: Even though I've given examples of me wanting more and more video games, I don't actually have a very large collection of video games. Even though I want more, I manage that by enjoying all the games I already have as much as I can.