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The Evolve BlogThe Stockdale Paradox: Holding Hope and Reality at the Same Time
Admiral James Stockdale spent over seven years as a prisoner of war in Vietnam. He survived it, he later said, by holding two things at once:...
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The change we need to acceptHealth On your deathbed. What are the three things you will have wanted to have done? Now, come back to the present and pick 3 happiness habits that...
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Trying to get the respect of the masses is a fool's gameWealth “If I am worth anything later, I am worth something now. For wheat is wheat, even if people think it is a grass in the...
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Why Ancient Wisdom Matters in the Modern WorldHow can ancient wisdom help In a world of constant change and never-ending to-do lists, it's easy to feel overwhelmed and disconnected from our true purpose....
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What is Murphy's Law? Balancing Stoicism, Optimism, and Adaptability for Personal Growth and ResilienceFail to prepare, prepare to fail. How often have we thought this when our optimistic plans are foiled by unexpected circumstances? We've all experienced moments of...
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How to calm down your mind. Using Tranquillity to Find Calm in the ChaosHow to be more tranquil The average person checks their phone around 100 times per day. That’s roughly every ten minutes during their working day. Imagine...
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Socrates' Wisdom for Modern Life: The Importance of Self-ExaminationWhat can we learn from Socrates? It is said you have three deaths. "The first is when the body ceases to function. The second is when...
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How to Apply Ancient Principles for Personal Growth in the Modern WorldHow to overcome Evolutionary Psychology For a long time on Earth, not a lot happened. All of human life was like the British Countryside, which is,...
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Why do we need Ancient wisdom?This blog explores how our evolutionary hardwiring can hinder our ability to cope with modern life, leading to issues like anxiety, depression, and obesity. By examining...
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How Philosophy Lost Its Practical Roots and How We Can Bring It BackThe history of philosophy Anyone else feel like philosophy has some stuffy academic connotations? Can you jump into the same river twice? I am not sure,...
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How Reframing Can Help Us In Our Daily LivesWhat can we learn from Thomas Edison? In 1914 one of the most prolific inventors of all time suffered a great tragedy. His factory had burnt...
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Understanding and Incorporating Wabi-Sabi Into LifeWhat is Wabi-Sabi? ‘Lookin' through a wabi-sabi lens so I get a wabi-sabi view I don't wanna hear bad news Look at how far we've come...
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What We Can Learn From The Samurai: Keeping Death in MindWhat can we learn from the Samurai way of life? Who were the Samurai? The Samurai was a warrior class in Japan (Age of the Samurai: 1185-1868) known...
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The change we need to acceptHealth On your deathbed. What are the three things you will have wanted to have done? Now, come back to the present and pick 3 happiness habits that...
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Trying to get the respect of the masses is a fool's gameWealth “If I am worth anything later, I am worth something now. For wheat is wheat, even if people think it is a grass in the...
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Why Ancient Wisdom Matters in the Modern WorldHow can ancient wisdom help In a world of constant change and never-ending to-do lists, it's easy to feel overwhelmed and disconnected from our true purpose....
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What is Murphy's Law? Balancing Stoicism, Optimism, and Adaptability for Personal Growth and ResilienceFail to prepare, prepare to fail. How often have we thought this when our optimistic plans are foiled by unexpected circumstances? We've all experienced moments of...
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How to calm down your mind. Using Tranquillity to Find Calm in the ChaosHow to be more tranquil The average person checks their phone around 100 times per day. That’s roughly every ten minutes during their working day. Imagine...
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Socrates' Wisdom for Modern Life: The Importance of Self-ExaminationWhat can we learn from Socrates? It is said you have three deaths. "The first is when the body ceases to function. The second is when...
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How to Apply Ancient Principles for Personal Growth in the Modern WorldHow to overcome Evolutionary Psychology For a long time on Earth, not a lot happened. All of human life was like the British Countryside, which is,...
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Why do we need Ancient wisdom?This blog explores how our evolutionary hardwiring can hinder our ability to cope with modern life, leading to issues like anxiety, depression, and obesity. By examining...
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How Philosophy Lost Its Practical Roots and How We Can Bring It BackThe history of philosophy Anyone else feel like philosophy has some stuffy academic connotations? Can you jump into the same river twice? I am not sure,...
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How Reframing Can Help Us In Our Daily LivesWhat can we learn from Thomas Edison? In 1914 one of the most prolific inventors of all time suffered a great tragedy. His factory had burnt...
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Understanding and Incorporating Wabi-Sabi Into LifeWhat is Wabi-Sabi? ‘Lookin' through a wabi-sabi lens so I get a wabi-sabi view I don't wanna hear bad news Look at how far we've come...
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What We Can Learn From The Samurai: Keeping Death in MindWhat can we learn from the Samurai way of life? Who were the Samurai? The Samurai was a warrior class in Japan (Age of the Samurai: 1185-1868) known...
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