“Philosophy is simply asking us to pay careful attention and to strive to be more than a pawn. As Viktor Frankl puts it in The Will to Meaning, Man is pushed by drives, but pulled by values.” These values and inner awareness prevent us from being puppets. Sure, paying attention requires work and awareness, but isn’t that better than being jerked about on a string?”
Yetzer ha-ra (pushed down the wrong path), Yetzer Ha-tov (pulled toward your higher self)
The Daily Stoic by Ryan Holiday