2 essays on resilience from the Consilium journal. Featuring James Baldwin, Bertrand Russell, Confucius. Each pits three thinkers against one hard question.
Three thinkers on lost purpose. Baldwin says face what happened fully. Russell says expand what you care about. Confucius says begin a practice before you feel ready.
Three thinkers disagree about what you do after failure. Xenophon says regroup and march. Liddell Hart says find the indirect path. Kautilya says adapt or lose everything.
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