Why intellectuals live a miserable life
Why is it that you see most of the philosophers talking about high performance rarely act upon them and are high performers?
Philosophers tend to romanticize life in their heads and yet dont see the beauty of the world they live in. Here, is something to note that I have read some of the works of Alan watts, Jiddu Krishna Murthi, Osho and many to name, After all the reading, I found, what they are doing is observing the world and making patterns out of them, I believe philosophy is great for knowledge and to have a different lens to see the world but they dont really "help" you, you can read 1000s of books but still end up confused, Reading these will definitely give you a perspective change but that will make you equally confused. Its like having a courtroom inside your head.
I have spent 2 years reading books like these and took a break from them to see what difference it has made on me ( sort of meditating upon them )
that is when I realized these philosophies will not help you grow in life. Take this, do you think the people we read of, read any one of the books written by people before them? probably no...
Then, How do we get out of this rabbit hole? Do.
Do things and explore the world that will help you achieve peace and fulfilment. Sitting at your desk and learning about life will surely make you depressed and will make this false image of achievement that is just like a mirage.