Refocus the Day
TO LIVE WELL
Flourishing for all starts with how you live.
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90 seconds
Pause. Return to what actually matters.
Two TO LIVE WELL reminders.
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When evidence threatens identity, even obvious truths can be ignored. When you feel threatened, step back and seek truth.
Subject: Societal Blindness.
Most of us in society too often forge a deep attachment to the world as we want it to be, not as it is. We ignore reality in favor of a central story. To overcome illusion, Copernicus showed how evidence and models can bypass entrenched assumptions and refocus attention on the pragmatic simplicity of scientific models.
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- Socrates.
- 399 BCE.
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Socrates wants you to think well to live well. His “unexamined life” is about using skepticism and critical thinking to live a meaningful life, that includes self-reflection, and fulfillment.
Subject: Socratic Method.
Socrates taught that self-reflection brought knowledge, which in turn brought meaning. I think he wanted you to uncover the truth, no matter what it is, reconcile it with your beliefs, and make sense of it in a way that is consistent with common knowledge. Create a meaningful life with self-reflection.
Let your actions make the world a little better.