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Excellence

2 essays on excellence from the Consilium journal. Featuring Abraham Maslow, Bertrand Russell, Anton Chekhov. Each pits three thinkers against one hard question.


Career

Should I Work Harder or Am I Working on the Wrong Thing?

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.

Abraham MaslowBertrand RussellAnton ChekhovAmbitionMeaningExcellence

Career

What Do You Do When the Work You're Good At Makes You Miserable?

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.

AristotleAlan WattsKaren Horneyexcellencemeaning

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