We live in the best of all possible worlds regardless of what happens. Imperfections contribute to greater beneficial outcomes because…

"Love and work, work and love, that's all there is." — Sigmund Freud Quote. You can categorize things as either love or work. All there in…

You think what you want is money, but what you really want is meaning. Thought Many aspects of people's daily work can feel meaningless. We…

Wittgenstein's language games: Words don't have fixed meanings tied to things or ideas but derive their meaning from how we use them in…

“You always own the option of having no opinion. There is never any need to get worked up or to trouble your soul about things you can’t…

If you don't have the desire to buy something, it's as good as already owning it. Thought Just a shower thought. If you don't want something…

"Nothing in life is as important as you think it is when you are thinking about it." — Daniel Kahneman Quote I was thinking of this quote…

"Accept the truth from whatever source it comes." — Maimonides Quote Recently, I've caught myself unfairly dismissing certain opinions…

Read fewer but better books. Deep reflection on fewer books is more valuable than consuming many books without thought. Book: Essays and…

When pursuing ambitious goals, don't pray and ask for God to be on your side. Pray and hope to be on God's side, for God is always right…

"The end of a melody is not its goal: but nonetheless, had the melody not reached its end, it would not have reached its goal either. A…

“It isn't events themselves that disturb people, but only their judgments about them.” – Epictetus Quote This old Stoic wisdom can also be…

“First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.” – Epictetus Quote Reminds me of Freya Stark's quote: "There can…

"I am free and that is why I am lost." - Franz Kafka Quote Absolute freedom oftentimes means absolute responsibility. Being radically free…

We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be. Book: Mother Night Love this quote from Kurt Vonnegut in…

“In this world, there are only two tragedies. One is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it.” - Oscar Wilde Quote As…

Family Resemblance: Things are defined by overlapping similarities, not a single common essence, much like traits in a family. Book…

Eulogy virtues and résumé virtues: Should you care more about what people will say at your funeral or what is listed on your resume? Book…

A great way to understand yourself is to seriously reflect on everything you find irritating in others. Article: 103 Bits of Advice I Wish I…

“It is a fault to wish to be understood before we have made ourselves clear to ourselves." — Simone Weil Quote

"The idea is to die young as late as possible." - Ashley Montagu Quote

“A serious and good philosophical work could be written consisting entirely of jokes." - Ludwig Wittgenstein Quote

If sleep represents the high point of bodily relaxation, deep boredom is the peak of mental relaxation. A purely hectic rush produces…

Happiness is not positive or negative thoughts but an absence of desire, and maybe it is a skill that can be learned. Book: The Almanack of…

"He suffers more than necessary, who suffers before it is necessary." - Seneca Quote This is my single favorite quote from Stoicism. Related…

The only really transitory aspects of life are the potentialities; but as soon as they are actualized, they are rendered realities at that…

"It is very simple to be happy, but it is very difficult to be simple." - Rabindranath Tagore Quote This beautiful quote is something both…

We use language to think, and we cannot think through those we cannot express in language. Language is both the tool that helps us think and…

Sub specie aeternitatis: To inspect things under the aspect of eternity and participate in eternal totality. Book: Great Thinkers The Dutch…

The world makes progress by lurching from one extreme to another while overcompensating for previous mistakes. Book: Great Thinkers This…

For ideas to be active and effective, a lot more (like art) is needed than their correctness. Book: Great Thinkers This is also from Georg…

Buy what you would buy if you were the only person on Earth. Thought We buy things for all kinds of reasons. I think buying everything (or…

"A man who fears suffering is already suffering from what he fears." - Michel de Montaigne Quote Every time before taking a cold shower due…

"Life can only be understood backwards, but must be lived forwards." - Søren Kierkegaard Quote This line is so simple but rich, especially…

"To have faith is to lose your mind and to win God" - Søren Kierkegaard Quote Not trying to justify his faith in Christianity through…

Every science begins as philosophy and ends as art; it arises in hypothesis and flows into achievement. Book: The Story of Philosophy

"Space and time are the framework within which the mind is constrained to construct its experience of reality." - Immanuel Kant Quote

Don’t treat people as bad as they are. Treat them as good as you are Article: 99 Additional Bits of Unsolicited Advice I mentioned this from…

"Virtual" is not opposed to "real" but opposed to "actual". Book: Difference and Repetition I first knew about this notion in this video(in…

"Knowledge is discovered collectively, wisdom is rediscovered individually." - Naval Quote This reminds me of what Terry Crews talked about…

Makes the distinction between Time and Moments. Remembering Time, that line connecting all the moments, is rather painful. Photo In The…

"Doubt is not a pleasant condition, but certainty is an absurd one." - Voltaire Quote Nassim Nicholas Taleb, the contemporary thinker that…

People who don't commit crimes aren't necessarily moral. It may be due to cowardice but not morality. Podcast: Jordan Peterson on Rules for…

“Everything straight lies. All truth is crooked, time itself is a circle.” Book: Thus Spoke Zarathustra I first knew the line from the…

All progress, both theoretical and practical, has resulted from a single human activity: the quest for good explanations. Book: The…