> “It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live, remember that.” — Albus Dumbledore The key to a successful life is to embrace reality. Constructed worlds are a form of kryptonite – draining us of our life force and leaving us addicted to jam instead of fruit. Hollywood is an especially powerful producer of constructed worlds. It excels at distilling, condensing, focusing, and enhancing the seductive qualities in life. And while there's nothing wrong with these qualities themselves, they're beautiful, there's a dysfunction in experiencing these qualities vicariously. Instead of enjoying them in our own lives, we find ourselves sitting on the couch… satisfied, yet starved. %% ##### Scraps - [ ] Incorporate [farcaster feedback](farcaster://casts/0xe162234d545e851dc1bfbedbb3600d24f319778f10d697d11b035c8fa3d6a0d5/0xe162234d545e851dc1bfbedbb3600d24f319778f10d697d11b035c8fa3d6a0d5) \#write Hollywood is an especially powerful producer of constructed worlds. It excels at distilling, condensing, focusing, and enhancing the seductive qualities in life. And while there's nothing wrong with these qualities themselves, they're beautiful, there is a dysfunction in not experiencing these qualities in our own lives. Instead, we're sitting on the couch, satisfied, yet starved. - The key to a successful life is to embrace reality.[*](https://inside.bwater.com/publications/principles_excerpt) No matter how virtuous a constructed world seems (e.g. a classic book), you should always favor reality.[*](((DVNDFhQzO))) - This is because constructed worlds are a form of kryptonite... They drain your life force and leave you addicted to eating jam instead of fruit.[*](((DVNDFhQzO))) - Hollywood is an especially large creator of constructed worlds. Hollywood distills, condenses, focuses, and enhances the seductive qualities of life. And there's nothing wrong with the qualities themselves... they're beautiful. But instead of experiencing those qualities in our own lives, we're sitting on the couch. Satisfied, yet starved.[*](((Rv6xQhH4L))) - Always prefer reality to constructed worlds. %%