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242 - How to Become Another Person

Stoic Coffee Break

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You Can Change Who You Are at Any Time

"The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes," says William James. "We evolve as a species by being willing to step up and not just find comfort and pleasure, but by trying to improve the world for as many people as possible" The idea that we are allowed to choose for ourselves is one of the scariest and most powerful ideas that we can internalize.

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