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Steven Pressfield: Battle Resistance, Master Your Craft, & Pursue Your Calling

The Rich Roll Podcast

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Unprecedented Peak of Maslow's Pyramid Thinking

Throughout history, the concept of contemplating the purpose of existence, a top-of-the-Maslow-pyramid thought, was not widespread due to the constant struggle for survival or power. Only in contemporary times do people have enough resources and free time to ponder existential questions, representing an unprecedented peak in such philosophical musings. This leisurely pursuit was deemed indulgent in the past as societies focused on fundamental needs or conquests. The speaker further suggests that the world may be in crisis as individuals grapple with such existential contemplations.

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