Every person knows it to be alone. However, we don't all deal with loneliness in the same way. But why can some people handle loneliness so much better than others? I will answer this question, with the help of a quote from Jean-Paul Sartre. "When you are lonely, when you are alone, you are in bad company."....
How we create our own hell on earth is a topic often dealt with in philosophy. In this article, however, we will approach this topic with the help of three quotes from psychoanalyst Jordan B. Peterson. "When you deceive yourself, when you say untrue things, when you live out a lie, you weaken....
We often project our own faults or flaws onto others. However, these mistakes have their origin in an inner dissatisfaction and can help us to understand ourselves better. Carl G. Jung also noticed this. "Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves." - Carl...
During our lives, we have to make countless decisions. Each of these decisions shapes our future and the further course of our lives. In this article, I will go into more detail about the course of life with the help of a quote from Martin Heidegger. "Every man is born as many men and dies as one." Martin Heidegger How does...
When you're young, you think you have your whole life ahead of you. But if we don't actively engage in keeping our lives exciting, new and thrilling, this statement is only partially true. It is up to us to actively shape our lives. Many people die at twenty-five and only become...
How can a single decision change the structure of reality? By executing it! The power of our decisions have a direct impact on reality. I will explain these effects in this article with the help of a quote from Jordan B. Peterson to explain. "Our choices determine the fate of the world. By making a choice, we change the...
Who doesn't know it, you wish for nothing more than permanent happiness, permanent health or permanent satisfaction. However, there is no such thing as permanence in real life. But even if it did exist, would it make life more beautiful? Alan Watts once said that the more a thing tends to be permanent, the more...
Often we feel small and insignificant in the big game of the universe, but Alan Watts explains why our actions are nevertheless connected with everything that happens. I will explain this connection with the help of a quote. In fact, the quote I'm going to cover in this post is one of the first I've heard from Alan Watts....
One of the most famous quotes from Alan Watts states that while you can try to quiet the soul, this will only make the soul more restless. In this post, we'll take a closer look at that exact quote. As almost everyone who deals with spirituality, starts meditation or tries to find their inner...
As with many other topics, Alan Watts had a very interesting view on dealing with pain. One should not close oneself in front of the pain, but go with it and observe it. We'll take a look at exactly how that works in this article. Each of us will have experienced pain at one time or another in our...
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