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The Nature of Morality
Mario Peshev
June 08, 2024
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3 Ideas For Better Habits
The Courage to Face Your Truth
Psychiatrist, Bessel A. van der Kolk, on the power of self-awareness.
"As long as you keep secrets and suppress information, you are fundamentally at war with yourself…The critical issue is allowing yourself to know what you know. That takes an enormous amount of courage."
Source: The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma The Nature of Morality
Neuroscientist, Robert M. Sapolsky, on the bias in morality.
"Morality is simply the attitude we adopt towards people whom we personally dislike."
Financial educator, Paco de Leon, on embracing discomfort.
"Not feeling like you belong has its perks. It naturally fosters an open mind because it forces you to always think about other people’s perspectives.
It makes being uncomfortable comfortable. And it often means I never feel like I need permission to try new things or be a new spaces because the feeling that I don’t belong anywhere is just normal. It lets me explore whatever I want to explore, be wherever I want to be."
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