Think yourself better: 10 rules of philosophy to live by

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«As Uber launched across India, Kalanick’s top executive in Asia urged managers to focus on driving growth, even when “fires start to burn”. “Know this is a normal part of Uber’s business,” he said. “Embrace the chaos. It means you’re doing something meaningful.”»

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When the going gets tough, the tough get philosophical.

«The right perspective in which to think about grief is that it is a manifestation of persisting love,”»

The discipline today finds itself precariously balanced between incomprehensible specialisation and cheap self-help

«Many people buy books that supply the illusion of thinking»

Fight the tendency to see your life as a narrative journey.

«To see one’s life as a narrative arc, heading for a climax that it may or may not reach, is to see it as a potential failure; but one need not live that way.»

Philosophers have long argued that we can live a good life by following certain rules and principles. Here are their top rules to live your best life.

«Choose the present. Seize the present. Be present. “To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.” — Oscar Wilde»

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«When we take time to ourselves, we give ourselves space to imagine. When our mind is not constantly bombarded with content, it can create.»