The calmer we approach a matter, the better we can understand it in its true nature. However, if we go into a situation angry, our own emotion may prevent us from achieving the best possible result. "The best fighter is never angry." - Lao Tzu Anger is a very powerful emotion, it...
We as a single person can't do everything, so it's important to hand over responsibilities. But how are we to know who to entrust these responsibilities to? Before we can trust others, we must first trust in ourselves. "If you don't trust yourself, how can you trust anyone else?" - Lao Tzu Everyone knows...
Modern consumerism plays us to believe that we should consume more and better goods. Ideally, we should buy a completely new wardrobe every week, the latest snacks, cell phones or headphones - however, more is never enough. Lao Tzu already knew over 2000 years ago that it is important to know when you have had enough....
You don't have time, you take it. Everyone has experienced not having time for something they would like to do because of all the appointments. But somehow we manage to schedule all the appointments in such a way that we end up having time for the important things. "Time is a created...
Every one of us has had a lie of convenience slip across our lips to avoid hurting someone else's feelings. But why is the truth not always beautiful? We will explain this question with the help of a quote from the Chinese philosopher Lao-tzu (also Laozi or Lao Tzu). We, as human beings, always hope that we...
Viktor Frankl was an Austrian neurologist and psychiatrist. He was an inmate in Auschwitz and other concentration camps. This fact alone qualifies him to tell us how to get through difficult times. With the help of one of his quotes we will look at how to do this. In times when we don't know where to go, in...
Whether we are having a good time or a bad time, most of the time we assume that it depends on external factors. However, it is not the circumstances that make us happy or unhappy, but what we think about them. "It's not what you have, or who you are, or where you are, or what you...
We as humans, often look for consistency, at least in times when we are doing well. However, nothing in our universe has an endless permanence. Heraclitus noted this fact about 500 years before Christ was born. "Nothing endures except change." - Heraclitus Whether it's a beautiful evening at the beach, an intimate...
Over the past few years, Simon and I have been very involved with the subject of philosophy. Through the experiences I have acquired during this time, I now know that I started out with far too heavy a diet. Of course, it's important to have fun with the whole thing, however, you learn...
Hardly anything jumps out at you as quickly as a mistake. It is easy to point the finger at the mistake. It is much harder not to make a similar mistake or to straighten out the mistake. But why is that? Plutarch was an ancient writer who lived in Greece around 100...
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