Lost in Distraction
Today’s quote is attributed to Viktor Frankl, a Viennese psychiatrist known for centering meaning in mental health:
Quando uma pessoa não consegue encontrar uma profunda noção de sentidoWhen a person can’t find a deep sense of meaning they distract themselves with pleasure.
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Quando uma pessoa não consegue encontrar uma profunda noção de sentido distrai-se com o prazer.
When a person can’t find a deep sense of meaning they distract themselves with pleasure.
💬 Today's vocabulary
🔍 Encontrar: To find🌊 Profunda [femin. adjective]: Deep💡 Noção [femin. noun]: Notion, concept🧠 Sentido [masc. noun]: Meaning🙈 Distrair-se: To distract oneself😊 Prazer [masc. noun]: Pleasure
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