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Schopenhauer: How I became a hardcore realist
I didn’t become a hardcore realist because life became harder. I became one because two philosophers forced me to question almost everything I believed. Their names are Kant and Schopenhauer. For years, I believed the world worked the way I had been told. And I did what I had been told to do. Work hard.…
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Aristotle: How I got total clarity
For the longest time, I thought I needed more information. Another book. Another podcast. Another productivity system. I kept searching because I believed clarity was something I would eventually stumble upon if I just learned enough. But the opposite happened. The more information I collected, the more overwhelmed I became. No wonder that many other…
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A recurring error in the Socratic method
It is extraordinarily naive to hope to find the truth by asking random questions. Even if we ask lots of questions, there is no the slightest guarantee that we will get closer to the truth. Even Socrates himself never claimed that “the Socratic method” was infallible or foolproof. What is the proof that I am…
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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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