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THE LOST ART OF READING PHILOSOPHY
You are in the .01% of people if you actually read philosophy books (for yourself).
Too many people let guru’s and AI think for them.
Too many people:
- are gluttons for information and facts.
- don’t use their minds to think, but consume.
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This is Socrates.
The world’s most annoying philosopher.
He was killed for being so annoying.
Here are the 4 crimes he committed:
(Would you have killed him too?)
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1. Socrates hated democracy.
Socrates thought that voting is a skill that needs to be taught.
That people without education shouldn’t vote.
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This is the most underrated habit:
Reading books with friends.
When you read a hard book with a friend, deep conversations flow.
Pick one of these 10 thought-provoking books to read together:
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That voting without wisdom leads to self-destruction of a democracy.
(Don't forget that a democracy voted to kill Socrates).
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I used to say “You’re making me feel this way.”
Now I say “What do I get from creating this feeling?”
Your feelings are in you.
No one "makes" you feel anything.
You are the creator of your emotions.
Take responsibility for your creations.
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2. Socrates thought God was a joke.
Imagine you grew up Christian, Jewish, or Muslim.
But the wisest guy in your community constantly challenges whether your god is real.
He makes you doubt your beliefs.
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Everyone's talking about habits, but they forget the most important one:
The philosophic habit.
The habit of intentionally time-blocking 30min to *just think. Daily.
(hint: great books make great thinking partners)
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Grab any book on philosophy.
Don't look up what it's about.
Don't research the author.
Don't ask reddit.
Do dive in.
Do follow your curiosity.
Do ask the book a question.
Do look up words you don't know.
Adventures happen when you confront the unknown, the unexplored,
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“But I don’t like it.”
Do it again.
Do it again.
Do it again.
Do it again.
Do it again.
Do it again.
Now you’re good at it.
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3. Socrates perverted young people.
Socrates asked probing, thought-provoking questions.
He seduced the youth by making famous men look foolish.
He turned sons against their fathers.
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I don’t overthink.
I think things through.
The difference?
Pausing. Questioning my angle, interrogating an idea’s source and trajectory, amalgamating variations, ranking options, then executing.
Overthinking is not thinking. It’s the facade of thinking from one underlying
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You need a plan:
A plan to get and stay healthy
A plan to work and to play
A plan to become smarter
You become smarter by hanging around the smartest people who have ever lived...
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Creativity starts with curiosity.
Curiosity starts with an open mind.
An open mind thinks about unanswered questions.
Find a question you haven’t answered, be curious, and build your creativity.
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If you are suspicious of reality, consciousness, and thinking - read this:
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You’re alone
You pick up a book
That one by Nietzsche you’ve been meaning to read
You start reading
You like it
Then you get distracted
Then you get lost
Something in you convinces you that something else is more important
You put the book down
You feel like it would be an effort
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You can't agree or disagree with a writer before you understand what they are saying.
Good thinking demands you know the perspective (the argument) of someone else, before you judge it.
If you can't re-create someone else's argument precisely, you don't fully understand them.
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Do you call it your trama, or do you call it something that can be overcome?
All trama can be overcome.
Proof?
You were strong enough to not die from it.
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But he also set people free from the matrix.
(Was Socrates the original Morpheus?)
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If you think reading a tweet is reading…
you have no clue what reading is.
Try “reading” Nietzsche for 4 hours, no distractions, no note-taking, no YT lectures - holding all his ideas in your head, aided only by your own notions and capacities. Then write down your thoughts.
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One of life's greatest gifts is a friend who can transform your stupidity into beauty.
Honesty is the foundation of the transformation.
Your stupidity is the other.
(Greatful for great friends today. You know who you are...)
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There are no benefits to reading philosophy.
Except:
- It trains you to solve hard problems
- It supercharges your creativity
- It helps you become who you are
But I can’t imagine that’s valuable…
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Reduce your “anxiety” by addressing it indirectly.
If you feel “anxious”, get better at forgetting.
Here’s how:
Choose one project you can finish by the end of the week, and make it fun.
Goals create sublimity.
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View your outcomes like a pinch of salt.
Your successes and failures are one spice in the life you’re cooking.
(Note: great chefs refine their recipes w/ thyme).
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Yesterday I met a college-drop out from India.
When I asked this kid why he loves philosophy, his eyes lit up:
“I love things that question my limitations, and beliefs.”
“I’m glad to find out I was wrong man!”
“It’s like, is this all there is to life? No. Philosophy shows you
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Solopreneuer does not mean being alone.
All successful creators have mentors, coaches, or teams that help them.
I interviewed a ton of coaches and found the best one.
DM to find out who (serious inquiries only).
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The word “beautiful” is like sea salt.
We use it freely with all kinds of things.
But what is beauty, exactly?
(And what book would you read to think about this question?)
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I only have working models
of how the world works
They are rough drafts
This means
I have written something down
I can tell you what I believe
But because it’s rough
I remain open to change
And when you don’t change my mind
I stay rough
On my opinion.
Are your beliefs
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He picked up his phone, wrote a tweet, and gained a follower.
Progress.
(Progress won’t happen if you keep creating excuses to not create.)
Small actions compound in both directions.
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And he has his own “god” that he believes in, that only he can hear.
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Reading philosophy is a guaranteed adventure into your inner world that dramatically affects and improves how you live in the outer world.
What's stopping you?
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4. Socrates was ugly.
Nietzsche playfully accuses Socrates of additional crimes, but probably wouldn't have killed him for it.
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You don't need 100 books to change your life.
You only need one good one.
One that awakens your untapped potential.
Here is that book:
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--> Socrates was the original Troll. He reverted to arguing, because he had no other way of being powerful.
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Creators hang a law above themselves.
They made this law.
They hold themselves accountable to their law.
They avenge themselves when they break their law.
Because this law is what sets them free.
Can you give yourself your own law?
(Your own goal, purpose, mission?)
Can you
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Imagine a world where no one believed you.
You know what your intentions were, but people feast on the gossip.
Friends deny your reality, in place of an inferior one.
Some minds are programmed to see only lies, despite the truth staring them in the face.
The words they choose
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@archi_tradition
The bridge in Córdoba is magnificent. A roman bridge that leads to a Mosque within a church 👍
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Most of my friends on X want to read philosophy, but they don’t know where to start.
Nor do they have anyone to read with.
Today - I'm changing that.
🧵 How to get started reading philosophy:
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If you aren’t growing, you’re decaying.
If you don’t workout, you get weak.
If you refuse challenges,
you become biased.
No one will grow your mind for you.
Take control of growing your own mind by reading philosophy. (free guide below:)
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You know you’ll be successful if:
You’re the one in your family tree who questioned what you were told, broke generational curses, and created a better way of doing things.
Radical curiosity is how we evolve beyond our given origins.
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Your unresolved feelings are your path to the great wisdom of your body.
Interrogate them.
Dialogue with them.
Follow them.
Challenge their reality.
Stay curious until you…
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You claim you’re a life-long learner.
But you don’t read philosophy.
“I read tips and tricks, it’s efficient!”
I read the origins of all tips and tricks, so I can create more of them (original ideas).
What is your learning adding to the collective?
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Life is not simply about problems.
Problems are a good place to start, but you need a project that excites you.
You can solve your problems BY creating a future that inspires you to work towards it.
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@PhysInHistory
Intelligent men generally have brief conversations that are straight to the point with one another.
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Why exactly do you seek the truth?
Do you feel elevated when you find some?
Do you feel more alive with more knowledge?
What! Could the desire for truth be connected to…amping up your ego?
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Dating an independent person is radically different from dating a dependent person.
Independent: roles can change.
Dependent: roles are fixed.
Independent: both people become more.
Dependent: one becomes worse.
There’s no way both should be called “relationships.”
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You don’t need discipline when you have obsession.
Tap into your obsessive instincts.
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You’re someone who wants to read philosophy, but:
- Don’t know what to read
- Don’t have anyone to read with
- Feels like philosophy is too difficult
I’m releasing a course at the end of this month that solves all these problems.
More details to come.
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Incredibly grateful to wake up to more than 1,000 followers. 🙏
Building a personal brand online, that works for you while you sleep, is the future.
Thank you
@thedankoe
@ItsKieranDrew
@TaylinSimmonds
for the graceful, intelligent, and powerful education.
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--> Socrates had bad manners. It’s rude to argue in polite society.
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The most shocking claim Nietzsche makes is this:
Socrates wasn’t killed by the city.
Socrates committed suicide, because he was worn out from life.
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We easily switch between appointments involving other people (work call, lunch, doctor, etc) and yet when we set our own goals for ourselves, we “forget” or imagine some new “goal” (i.e. distraction).
Transpose a capacity you already have onto your self-determined goals.
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Don't confuse philosophy with debate.
Philosophy is about dialogue.
A conversation where new thinking occurs, because both parties listen to each other's ideas.
Here is one example from X:
(about Beauty w/ Haley
@Novel_Corner
)
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You need to invite more intelligent friends into your inner circle of thoughts, beliefs, ideas, emotions and interpretations, before you live too long in a self-imposed prison.
Life. Is. Too. Short.
Philosophy is that "friend."
How many years do you want to keep living under
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7 𝙥𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙤𝙨𝙤𝙥𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙨. 7 𝙚𝙢𝙖𝙞𝙡𝙨. 7 𝙙𝙖𝙮𝙨.
I’ve read over 250 philosophy books. (Lost count)
When I found a great idea, I tore the page out of the book so I could email it to you. (Jarhead style).
These short readings (no more...
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Resist any force that makes you ashamed of your priorities.
You’re not guilty for having an “agenda.”
priorities = prerequisite for life.
Own that.
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--> Socrates was tired of life. He was a “degeneration” and became the original nihilist.
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You won’t discover who you are through common knowledge.
Reading what everyone else is reading makes you common.
Read uncommon books to discover how you’re different.
Go read philosophy.
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Genius is wide because it 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 into things, not receives things as they are.
Geniuses sees things as they are - 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢.
They understand the necessary act of creation in their experience of “what is.”
Expand.
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This is not who I’m arguing with online.
I don’t see a single X account.
All Facebook/IG.
Troll Farm.
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(From 𝙏𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙄𝙙𝙤𝙡𝙨)
--> Socrates wasn’t Greek, because Greeks were beautiful and noble. (And Socrates was ugly.)
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You don’t learn how to drive
by studying the car manual.
You don’t learn how to think
by letting someone else think for you.
Only you can think your (own) thoughts.
Start here:
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Just because you’re smart,
doesn’t mean you’re wise.
Smart people are cowards.
Wise people are courageous.
The wise know how to live well (and actually do).
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