Tag: prudence
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How to practise Wu Wei
The habit of running away from danger has served me well-being for decades. The problem, however, is detecting danger sufficiently in advance. Chances are that, if we are exhausted, distracted or asleep, we won’t be able to see the train coming. I am afraid that the ability to sniff danger before it’s too late requires…
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Practical examples of Michel de Montaigne’s thoughts
Michel de Montaigne (1533-1592) wrote extensively but the structure of his thoughts is sometimes disrupted. The reason is not difficult to fathom. He did not have a word processor and it was hard for him to edit his handwritten texts. In this respect, he was facing the same problem as any other author during the…
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