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Socrates

2 essays where Socrates sits on the council. Socrates weighs in on self-trust, doubt, achievement. Read what Socrates 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

Career

Is Success Making Me Miserable?

Three thinkers on winning and feeling empty. Csikszentmihalyi says you optimized the wrong variable. Socrates says examine yourself. Watts says stop chasing.

Mihaly CsikszentmihalyiSocratesAlan WattsAchievementMeaning

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Alan Watts Blaise Pascal Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Virginia Satir Achievement Meaning doubt self-trust

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