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Viktor Frankl on the Art of Presence, the Soul-Stretching Capacity of Suffering, and How to Persevere in Troubled Times
Viktor Frankl on the Art of Presence, the Soul-Stretching Capacity of Suffering, and How to Persevere in Troubled Times

“When a man finds that it is his destiny to suffer… his unique opportunity lies in the way he bears his burden.”

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Philosopher Martha Nussbaum on How to Live with Our Human Fragility
Philosopher Martha Nussbaum on How to Live with Our Human Fragility

“To be a good human being is to have a kind of openness to the world, an ability to trust uncertain things beyond your own control.”

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Jack Kerouac on Kindness, the Self Illusion, and the “Golden Eternity”
Jack Kerouac on Kindness, the Self Illusion, and the “Golden Eternity”

“Practice kindness all day to everybody and you will realize you’re already in heaven now.”

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Creativity, the Gift of Failure, and the Crucial Difference Between Success and Mastery
Creativity, the Gift of Failure, and the Crucial Difference Between Success and Mastery

The lost art of learning to stand “where we would rather not and expand in ways we never knew we could.”

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John Steinbeck on the Creative Spirit and the Meaning of Life
John Steinbeck on the Creative Spirit and the Meaning of Life

“The free, exploring mind of the individual human is the most valuable thing in the world.”

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George Lucas on the Meaning of Life
George Lucas on the Meaning of Life

“There is no why. We are. Life is beyond reason.”

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March 13, 1964: What the Kitty Genovese Murder Teaches Us About Empathy, Apathy, and Our Human Predicament
March 13, 1964: What the Kitty Genovese Murder Teaches Us About Empathy, Apathy, and Our Human Predicament

“How far away do you have to be to forgive yourself for not doing whatever is in your power to do?”

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Orgasm Without Release: Alan Watts Presages Our Modern Media Gluttony in 1951
Orgasm Without Release: Alan Watts Presages Our Modern Media Gluttony in 1951

A prescient admonition from the pioneer of Eastern philosophy in the West.

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“Little Prince” Author Antoine de Saint-Exupéry on What the Sahara Desert Taught Him About the Meaning of Life
“Little Prince” Author Antoine de Saint-Exupéry on What the Sahara Desert Taught Him About the Meaning of Life

“Man is first animated by invisible solicitations.”

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The Nature of the Self: Experimental Philosopher Joshua Knobe on How We Know Who We Are
The Nature of the Self: Experimental Philosopher Joshua Knobe on How We Know Who We Are

A mind-bending new understanding of our basic existential anchor.

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