There are those who complain about the drawbacks of believing in an enduring self, for example, the loneliness of proprietorship in a single life, and the emotions attendant upon time's passage. They also complain of the sense that they are "moving faster and faster" through the tunnel, toward the "darkness" at its end. However, Velleman says that "the remedy for these anxieties and regrets is not to get out of the tunnel and live 'in the open air'; the remedy is to stop moving."

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Velleman argues that the remedy for anxieties and regrets about the passage of time and the sense of moving toward darkness is not to reject the idea of an enduring self and seek freedom in the open air but rather to stop moving and focus on the present moment.

There Are Those Who Complain About the Drawbacks of Believing