
Oliver Burkeman | A Contrarian Approach to Setting Your Goals for the New Year
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The Antidote to Self Help
In ancient Greece and Rome, what was called philosophy was intended in some way as self help. The idea that people can through writing and thinking and taking a conscious approach to their lives, make changes for the better is an old one. And I think there's something very appealing about the idea that we kind of don't need each other in fundamental ways, uh, and can just sort of go it alone through the power of thought.
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