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Aristotle
Straight to Happy
One thing that often trips people up when they start thinking about what they want is that they often don’t think about the difference between something being instrumentally valuable and it being […]
You Don't Know What You'll Do Until You Do It
Do you want to know who you are? Don’t ask. Act! Action will delineate and define you. – Thomas Jefferson If you’ve never been in a situation that required you to be […]
The 5As of Actualization
First we make our habits, then our habits make us. – Charles C. Noble One of the most effective ways to actualize your own potential and goals is to form habits and […]
Beyond Thinking and Doing, Towards Wisdom
A brief conversation on Twitter with Duff helped me crystallize something that’s been bothering me here lately. Bear with me on this point, because I’m going to violate my standing rule about […]
We Are What We Repeatedly Do
We are what we repeatedly do. -Aristotle I used to just think about this quote in the positive way, such as “if I continue to write, then I am a writer.” It’s […]
How Friends Help You Flourish
Friends and flourishing are like cookies and milk: the addition of the one makes the other so much better. But friends and flourishing are unlike cookies and milk in that you can’t […]
15 Ways to Be A Better Friend
This post is a continuation of the Practicing the Virtues Series. This week, we’ll talk being a better friend. I’ll give a brief recap of where we’re at. We become more virtuous through […]
Making a Habit of Changing Habits
Some people seem to be able to script themselves to change habits almost at whim. Where most of us falter and fight, these people make a quick decision either to radically change […]
12 Ways to Practice Courage
In my overview of Aristotelian ethics, I noted that we become more virtuous through practice. This post gives activities and suggestions that help you practice courage. The virtues are interconnected in a […]
The 3 Key Ideas from Aristotle That Will Help You Flourish
What does it mean to be happy and to live a good life? How do we focus on what matters and live up to our own potential? Why do some people succeed […]