A Guide to the Good Lifeby Parker on TwosIf we lack self-control, we are likely to be distracted by the various pleasures life has to offer, and in this distracted state we are unlikely to attain the goals of our philosophy of lifeSometimes choose not to do things that would make you feel goodThere is a fine line between enjoying a meal and lapsing into gluttonyWhereas the ordinary person embraces pleasure, the sage enchains it; whereas the ordinary person thinks pleasure is the highest good, the sage doesn’t think it is even a good; and whereas the ordinary person does everything for the sake of pleasure, the sage does nothingSay no to ice cream to practice refusing something you would enjoyThe more you exercise your muscles the stronger you will get, and the more you exercise your will, the stronger it will getBy strengthening your courage and self-control, you will be able to do things that others dread doing, and will be able to refrain from doing things that others cannot resist doing