2 essays on excellence from the Consilium journal. Featuring Abraham Maslow, Bertrand Russell, Anton Chekhov. Each pits three thinkers against one hard question.
Three thinkers on effort and direction. Maslow asks if the work serves what you could become. Russell says effort may be overvalued. Chekhov says state the problem correctly first.
Three thinkers on competence and misery. Aristotle says examine the relationship to the work. Watts says you made it a performance. Horney says skill and wound arrived together.
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