Topic

Resilience

2 essays on resilience from the Consilium journal. Featuring James Baldwin, Bertrand Russell, Confucius. Each pits three thinkers against one hard question.


Loss

How Do You Keep Going When the Thing That Gave You Purpose Is Gone?

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.

James BaldwinBertrand RussellConfuciusPurposeResilienceMeaning

Loss

How Do You Keep Moving When the Thing That Was Supposed to Work Didn't?

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.

XenophonB.H. Liddell HartKautilyaResilienceFailure

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B.H. Liddell Hart Bertrand Russell Confucius James Baldwin Kautilya Xenophon Failure Meaning Purpose

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