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Blaise Pascal

3 essays where Blaise Pascal sits on the council. Blaise weighs in on self-trust, doubt, attachment. Read what Blaise would tell you.

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Identity

What Do You Do When You've Lost Confidence in Your Own Judgment?

Three thinkers on doubt and self-trust. Socrates says not-knowing is the beginning, not the end. Satir says you are reading a pattern, not a verdict. Pascal says ask what you are distracting yourself from.

SocratesVirginia SatirBlaise Pascalself-trustdoubt

Relationships

What If You Want to Leave But Can't Survive Being Alone?

Three thinkers on staying out of fear. Bowlby says the need is real. Pascal says you haven't tried. Hurston asks if you know who you are without them.

John BowlbyBlaise PascalZora Neale HurstonAttachmentLoneliness

Identity

How Do You Stop Caring What People Think?

Three thinkers on the need for approval. Diogenes says burn it all down. Roosevelt says act anyway. Pascal says understand why you need the audience at all.

Diogenes of SinopeEleanor RooseveltBlaise PascalApprovalFreedom

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Diogenes of Sinope Eleanor Roosevelt John Bowlby Socrates Virginia Satir Zora Neale Hurston Approval Attachment Freedom Loneliness doubt self-trust

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