You Must Avoid These Stains Too | How To Make The Right Decision (Even When It Will Cost You)
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Jun 20, 2025
Explore the modern temptations that threaten our values and humanity. Discover the vital role of courage in overcoming fear and societal pressures. Learn how to navigate tough decisions with integrity, inspired by Stoic philosophy. Delve into the risks and rewards of bold choices, emphasizing that confronting challenges can lead to personal and communal growth. Through historical examples, the conversation highlights the importance of kindness and moral accountability in an increasingly polarized world.
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Beyond Power, Other Corrupting Forces
Power is not the only force that can corrupt and disconnect us from what matters.
Other forces like polarization, corporatization, and algorithmization also threaten our values.
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Fear Makes Virtue Rare
Doing the right thing is hard and scary, but that fear makes it rare and valuable.
Fear forces growth, change, and improvement when we push through it.
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Defeat Fear with Logic
Use logic to break down fears and anxieties about consequences.
Face fears by asking what is actually the worst that could happen to overcome paralysis.
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There are forces out there, just as tempting as power, that can cut us off from our values, from truth, from other people, from what matters. It takes work to resist them, to counteract them, and to rise above them.
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