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Hermann Hesse on Happiness: How Desire and Decision Make Luck Irrelevant

The 1946 Nobel laureate Hermann Hesse argued that happiness is not a matter of luck but of knowing oneself and acting on genuine desires, a philosophy illustrated in his novels Siddhartha and Demian.

11 Nov 2026/2 min read

Culture

Alice Munro on Ambition: Courting Failure and Embracing Ridicule

The late Canadian author Alice Munro reflected on the nature of ambition, defining it as an act that involves courting failure and exposing oneself to ridicule, as explored in her work 'Lives of Girls and Women'.

10 Nov 2026/2 min read