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Schopenhauer’s philosophy in three and a half minutes
What is the key to a fuller, happier, and more meaningful life? That’s the question Arthur Schopenhauer asked. While other philosophers focused on changing the world, Schopenhauer focused on something even more important: understanding human nature. He believed that once we understand what truly drives us, we can make wiser choices. We can enjoy life…
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How I put Aristotle’s ideas into practice
What if I told you I found the answer to self-improvement… from someone who lived over 23 centuries ago? Not through a morning routine. Not through productivity hacks. Not through manifestation. Not through positive thinking. Aristotle completely changed the way I think about becoming more effective. The biggest lesson I learned is this: I don’t…
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How to practise the Socratic method
If someone had directly asked Socrates (469-399 BC) how to practise the Socratic method, I fear that no answer would be forthcoming. Socrates would have been puzzled to learn that his practice of asking questions had been baptised “a method.” Indeed, when analysing the Socratic questioning recorded in Plato’s works, the impression is more chaotic…
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Montaigne: Why I love useless knowledge
“Why do we have to learn this? We’ll never use it.” Most of us have asked that question at some point. When we’re sitting in a classroom, studying history, literature, philosophy, or a language we don’t think we’ll ever speak, it can feel like a waste of time. We want practical skills. We want something…
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Schopenhauer: Comfort and passivity are the bottleneck
What if the biggest obstacle in our lives isn’t a lack of talent… Or lack of intelligence… Or lack of opportunity… What if it’s something much quieter… Passivity. I main, not making a decision. Not trying to get things done because of fear of failing. Just… doing nothing. There are wonderful excuses for passivity. Waiting…
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The Socratic method: definition and examples
People call “Socratic Method” a form of inquiry in which a statement or claim is tested by asking a sequence of questions. It is named after Socrates (469-399 BC) because it imitates his method of debating, when he discussed philosophy in Athens. Let me first point out that Socrates never regarded his way of debating…
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Montaigne: I learned to get things done faster
I learned to get things done faster… But the surprising part is that I didn’t do it by adding more hours to my day. I didn’t wake up earlier. I didn’t try to multitask. I didn’t use complicated productivity systems. What I did is to change the way I think. For a long time, whenever…
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Schopenhauer: How to massively improve our decisions
We like to believe we are rational beings. We tell ourselves that we analyse, choose, and control our lives through conscious decisions. But what if this belief is one of our greatest illusions? The philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer challenged this comfortable idea centuries ago. Schopenhauer argued that beneath our thoughts and explanations exists a deeper force—a…
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Schopenhauer: Do not follow your heart
Everyone tells us, ‘Follow your heart.’ But what if our heart is actually leading us in the wrong direction? The philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer believed that blindly following our desires was one of the biggest mistakes we could make. He said that there is a hidden force inside all of us—a constant drive he called the…
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Seneca: How to get a free performance upgrade
Everyone wants better performance. That’s why people buy new apps.Read productivity books.Or consume energy drinks. But the biggest performance upgrade we’ll ever get is completely free. Almost nobody uses it. Seneca figured it out 2,000 years ago. Here’s the upgrade. Let us stop believing every thought we have. Just because our mind says we are…
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