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self-sabotage
I was unwilling to believe this at first but I honestly think one of the biggest life hurdles/obstacles is learning how to avoid self-sabotage. We often hold ourselves back from the things we truly want in life Maybe out of fear that achieving our dream will leave us listless. Maybe we don’t believe we deserve Continue reading
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Philosophy makes you more sad
One of the most popular maxims in the world of philosophy, granted to us by good old Socrates, is that “the unexamined life is not worth living” Surely, the unexamined life is less interesting. But does it make a person sadder? To be a true philosopher, you must contemplate life and approach your transcendence. Simone de Continue reading
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Transcendence, or whatever
We are condemned to a life of freedom. Now, more than ever, the youth are imbued with an immense power We have the freedom to do anything we want but this freedom is a double-edged sword. Too much power and we fail to recognize it Paralysis of analysis occurs Choosing one project means closing the Continue reading
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What I’m Afraid of
What I’m afraid of right now is not actualizing my potential. When I was 16, I self-studied psychology and learned that on Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, that “self-actualization” was at the top. I suppose to a subscriber to Maslow though, you could say that self-actualization is the meaning to life. In a nutshell, self-actualization is Continue reading
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