The Nation
Søren Kierkegaard Dared to Ask
8 min · · In The Sickness Unto Death, the Danish philosopher posed a difficult question: Is despair an essential feature of human life? · Shared by 270, including Mario Clemente
Brain Pickings
Nick Cave on the Two Pillars of a Meaningful Life
2 min · · “Cultivating a questioning mind, of which conversation is the chief instrument, enriches our relationship with the world.” · Shared by 499
theknowledge.io
Counterfactual Thinking: The magic of asking 'what if' (Wayfinder #10)
3 min · · Welcome back to the tenth issue of Wayfinder, your fortnightly compass for navigating life’s toughest decisions. Have you ever caught yourself thinking, "If only I had taken that job, moved to that… · Shared by 1320, including S L Ong, Mario Clemente
lookingforwisdom.com
Aristotle on Flourishing
· Aristotle argued that the end or purpose of human life was flourishing. But what is flourishing? And how do we flourish? · Shared by 224, including Mario Clemente
Quillette
How Do We Define ‘Life’?
5 min · · An excerpt from 'The Edge of Knowledge: Unsolved Mysteries of the Cosmos.' · Shared by 224
Big Think
Humility: Why modern leaders need to resurrect this ancient virtue
7 min · · Subscribe for counterintuitive, surprising, and impactful stories delivered to your inbox every Thursday Many ancient thinkers have written about the dangers of arrogance. The Roman emperor Marcus… · Shared by 1405
Collab Fund
Smart Things I’ve Read Lately
4 min · · “Until we know we are wrong, being wrong feels exactly like being right.” – David McRaney “I’m just a collection of mirrors, reflecting what everyone else expects of me.” – Rollo May “Basically, when… · Shared by 2131, including Essaadi, Mario Clemente
themindcollection.com
How to Ask Good Questions: 5 Ways to Discover the Truth
9 min · · An exploration of the power of good questions and five ways to ask them. From Story-eliciting Questions to the Columbo Method. · Shared by 945, including Mario Clemente, Essaadi
Ryan Holiday
These 14 Small Mindset Shifts Will Change Your Life
8 min · · For the most part, we can’t change the world. We can’t change the fundamental facts of existence–like the fact that we’re going to die. We can’t change other people. Does that mean that everything is… · Shared by 1729, including Pascal Sulser, Mario Clemente
Collab Fund
A Few Things I’m Pretty Sure About
2 min · · You don’t have to know exactly what the future holds to know that some people will handle it better than others. Money can bring happiness but it also brings complexity, and complexity can quickly… · Shared by 1632, including Mario Clemente, Essaadi
The Atlantic
Aristotle’s 10 Rules for a Good Life
6 min · · An ancient Greek recipe for happiness · Shared by 628, including Mario Clemente
Oliver Reichenstein
The End of Writing
4 min · · Soon, you don't need to write much anymore. Artificial Intelligence will do it for you. With all the free time we will have, we could try to rethink how we learn, work, and how we communicate. · Shared by 1207, including Ole Reißmann, Marsha Collier, Gerd Leonhard, Albert Ràfols, Damir Kusar, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, kp, Katja Evertz, Mario Clemente
youtube.com
Become a great strategic thinker
· Your mind is a software program. Here’s how to update it, explained by global political expert Ian Bremmer.Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.yo... · Shared by 246, including Jacob du Toit, Mario Clemente
Collab Fund
Expectations and Reality
4 min · · In 2004 the New York Times interviewed Stephen Hawking, the late scientist whose motor-neuron disease left him paralyzed and unable to talk since age 21. Apparently in a good mood, the Times asked… · Shared by 2654, including MrChad 🔮, Mario Clemente, Aman Arora, Neil Hart 💙, Morgan Housel, Arturo Rebolledo
Big Think
Here's what Aristotle thought it meant to be truly wealthy
3 min · · Everything in life has a purpose and it's natural to satisfy that. But when it comes to hoarding money, what exactly is the point? · Shared by 1047, including Mario Clemente, Scott Monty
Greater Good
Six Ways to Deal With Someone Who Wronged You
7 min · · Here's what we have learned from 25 years of research about forgiveness—and its alternatives. · Shared by 239, including Mario Clemente