Canvas by Kermena Hanna

Satisfaction is state of unfulfillment because we naturally desire more, so we must try to pursue less to experience real genuine happiness.

khh56 — 2025-07-22 14:45:37 UTC

" It is a lifelong battle against our inner caveman. Often, he wins. But with determination and practice, we can find respite from that chronic dissatisfaction and experience the joy that is true to human freedom" (4).

Self Objectification

khh56 — 2025-07-22 14:49:31 UTC

khh56 — 2025-07-22 14:53:18 UTC

he issues the creation of self objectification is made as a result of our own personal dissatisfaction, so we develop the desirable and unreachable social standards as a sense of pursuit. We create social structures that constrain us and our identities.

Get Smaller

khh56 — 2025-07-22 14:56:15 UTC

khh56 — 2025-07-22 14:57:52 UTC

He prompts that the only way to fully escape this natural desire to want more, the greediness of human nature to crave more to feel a sense of pride, is by getting smaller. He believes in the minimal moments, and argues that they are just as much or more fulfilling than the grand events we chase after.

khh56 — 2025-07-22 15:00:56 UTC

He emphasize the act of small moments, and the small things because in a way they feel more. He makes the argument that we as humans only choose to do the risky and crazy things to feel as sense of satisfaction but never receive it because we do it in the lens of wanting others to see and no. If not done for other it is left dull because these were not a determining factor of happiness. happiness is not a list you can check off

Human Nature

khh56 — 2025-07-22 15:01:46 UTC

khh56 — 2025-07-22 15:07:37 UTC

He makes the argument in way where he describes the human race as homo economist because we are a working species, he critiques the need to work our lives off. While also emphasizing that this stems from human nature who have craved more because nothing felt like enough. This stagnant feeling of dissatisfaction is connected to our own self objectification because we naturally want to think and perform in this manner.

khh56 — 2025-07-22 15:14:28 UTC

"In fact, our natural state is dissatisfaction, punctuate by brief moments of satisfaction" (9).

khh56 — 2025-07-22 15:16:54 UTC

I personally agree with his point on the idea that we develop these social standard and unrealistic ideals as a way to make us feel a sense of satisfaction. We try to live up to beauty, and class standards but once we reach it there isn't anything left. I specifically voiced my opinion on this because I grew up in a immigrant household. I came from less, and have and still believe that once I receive more I will be happy, but in that extent I don't believe I will because humans are by nature greedy. When I seen him mention self objectification it made me think of beauty influencers who lose weight but still share how they once believed it would fix all their issues but it didn't because humans can not find a sense of peace in what they have. They can not appreciate the small things.