Are there objectively better or worse priorities in life?

[Heaven]

2 hours ago, Leo Gura said:

Yes, if you care how your life feels.

If you don't care how it feels, then do whatever.

If I care about how my life feels does understanding Truth and imbedding it to my day to day will make me feel better?

[Leo Gura]

2 hours ago, Heaven said:

If I care about how my life feels does understanding Truth and imbedding it to my day to day will make me feel better?

Generally speaking yes. Assuming you care about truth.

Caring about truth is the virtue.

Edited yesterday at 02:29 AM by Leo Gura

[Topspin715]

Better and worse can only be evaluated within the context of some "objective" reference point or measurement which is almost always arbitrary or subjective.

You first have to determine an objective function for evaluating what a good or bad life priority is. Once you've done that, you can rigorously studying it using different scientific tools and methods. While it could be a very useful exercise if done thoughtfully, there will always be limitations.

[Medhansh]

On 14/11/2026 at 2:30 AM, Leo Gura said:

Yes, if you care how your life feels.

If you don't care how it feels, then do whatever.

How my life feels is again through a subjective lens- I may decide my top priority to be money, as a hardcore stage orange person. When I achieve lots of money, because the result aligns so well with my belief, it feels really good.

A passionate musician may be broke but because his top priority is putting out the best music in the world and staying true to his art, even though he struggles with finance in daily life- he feels elated when he releases a supposed masterpiece and a few people appreciate it; even though he doesn’t earn from it. 

I feel happier when I get a result that aligns with my pre existing notion of good results or a good life. That pre existing notion is again a subjective thing. 

[Leo Gura]

The whole universe is your subjective thing.

[Psychonaut]

18 minutes ago, Leo Gura said:

The whole universe is your subjective thing.

Agreed. Just that I can bend the universe a little bit if I want to.

Edited 1 hour ago by Psychonaut