Freud thought that it was healthy to accept a certain degree of hopelessness. He put forth 3 intractable circumstances that, once internalized, can foster this healthy hopelessness:
- The Copernican revolution: the simple fact that the earth is not the center of the universe, but is simply floating around the ether with a bunch of other planets.
- The Darwinian revolution: the origin of mankind does not lead back to Gods so much as it does to apes.
- The unconscious mind: we are barely masters of our own house and minds; we are governed by a powerful force of which we have no direct awareness.
References
Vital Signs, Discovering and Sustaining your Passion for Life – Gregg Levoy
