Often when we are faced with a task that we are afraid of, or that seems unsolvable, we chicken out. The problem, however, is that we can't outgrow ourselves unless we set ourselves tasks that exceed our current competencies. As mentioned in my post, "A Journey of a Thousand Miles..."...
I encourage all of us, regardless of our beliefs, to question the basic narratives of our world, to connect past developments to current problems, and not to be afraid of controversial issues. ' Dr. Yuval Noah Harari Dr. Yuval Noah Harari is a professor of history, at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. The quote that appears in this post...
Albert Camus was one of the most famous philosophers of existentialism. Existentialism is a philosophical current that found many followers in the middle of the 20th century. In existentialism, the existence of man is the central point. Above all, the existence of man, marked by suffering, which only gains meaning through one's own actions. "To live is to act"...
Most people have experienced situations in the course of life that one found intolerable. Depending on the situation, one can come to the conclusion that it was a good reason to die -or to live. These different ways of looking at things preoccupied the French philosopher, author and journalist Albert Camus and ultimately led to the following...
Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people are most afraid of. - Fyodor Dostoevsky Daring new things can be something to be afraid of. After all, you don't know if you will succeed or fail miserably. However, if you don't dare, you can....
The core of your satisfaction and well-being is that life goes as you imagine it. This sounds logical, but it also means that if life does not go as you imagine, you will be unhappy. That's kind of the whole magic. If life goes the way you want it to go....
Every night, before we go to sleep, we must ask ourselves: what weakness have I overcome today? What virtue have I acquired? - Lucius Annaeus Seneca There is a multitude of quotations and sayings that all have more or less the same quintessence: one should not compare oneself with others, respectively the only person with...
Probably the most avoided feeling we humans know is loneliness, but why is that? That we do not want to be alone has two major reasons. The first is that in our society we are taught everywhere that if you are alone, there is something wrong with you. After all, if we were "normal" and adaptable, we would be...
Self-reflection is perhaps one of the buzzwords when it comes to personality development. There is definitely a reason for this: whoever does not make use of this tool, which significantly distinguishes humans from animals, will hardly find inner satisfaction. Unfortunately, there is often a lack of clarity when it comes to self-reflection. Self-reflection is first and foremost about finding oneself...
"A precious stone cannot be polished without rubbing, or a man perfected without testing Lucius Annaeus Seneca Just as a rough diamond is already revered. It is the polishing that gives it its true value. Cutting, however, means that here and there something has to be removed from the rough diamond. As diamonds are known for their hardness...
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