Originally Posted by
Yardbird 
Not that the bad habits were Sartre's fault, but self pity/self abuse went well with statements like "Every living thing is born without reason, preserves itself out of cowardice, and dies by chance."...
Today I worry about myself if I spend too much time in heavy abstract reading--it's a pleasant way to pass time but doesn't do me nearly as much good as going out and doing things, being with other people...all the stuff I avoided in the past.
I agree. It is wandering around without a base. And when a base is found, to mock it and feel bad about finding it. It doesn't lead to feeling strong in the world.
He can “muddy the shallow water, just to make it seem deep".