How do you teach yourself not to reason, but to give yourself a pause so that you can reason? So the way they think about it is pretty graphic. They're thinking that you have some time. Now we know we don't always have time, but they're reconstructing it as if you have time. We call it an observing ego. You watch yourself a little bit. And they even have ways of doing it.
In the fourth installment in a series of episodes, The Knowledge Project curates essential segments from six guests revolving around one theme: philosophy. This episode will help you control your anger in heated circumstances, explain how what you focus on makes achieving goals easier, gives you a recipe to increase happiness through gratitude, walk you through the three layers of emotion according to the stoics, teach you the importance of focusing on directives, and will explain how happiness isn’t a rate, but a rate of change.
The guests on this episode are author Ryan Holiday (Episode 128), Associate Professor of Psychology at New York University Emily Bacletis (Episode 154), author and happiness-expert Neil Pasricha (Episode 72), a Distinguished University Professor and Professor of Philosophy at Georgetown University Nancy Sherman, (Episode 126), “philosopher-king” and author Derek Sivers (Episode 88), and professional heavy-weight boxer, philosopher, and poet Ed Latimore (Episode 22).
--
Want even more? Members get early access, hand-edited transcripts, member-only episodes, and so much more. Learn more here: https://fs.blog/membership/
Every Sunday our Brain Food newsletter shares timeless insights and ideas that you can use at work and home. Add it to your inbox: https://fs.blog/newsletter/
Follow Shane on Twitter at:
https://twitter.com/ShaneAParrish Our Sponsors:
MetaLab: Helping the world’s top companies design, build, and ship amazing products and services. https://www.metalab.com
Aeropress: Press your perfect cup, every time. https://aeropress.com