Donald Robertson

And he's like, well, I mean, I would think that I know myself, but, you know, Socrates says, well, it's not just like knowing the name of something. It's about really understanding it. He goes, this is how I understand it. And then he says, well, Often you get these remarkable metaphors or images in ancient literature, and this is one of my favorites.

And he's like, well, I mean, I would think that I know myself, but, you know, Socrates says, well, it's not just like knowing the name of something. It's about really understanding it. He goes, this is how I understand it. And then he says, well, Often you get these remarkable metaphors or images in ancient literature, and this is one of my favorites.

And he's like, well, I mean, I would think that I know myself, but, you know, Socrates says, well, it's not just like knowing the name of something. It's about really understanding it. He goes, this is how I understand it. And then he says, well, Often you get these remarkable metaphors or images in ancient literature, and this is one of my favorites.

Socrates says that self-knowledge is like an eye that sees itself, right? It's the eye that sees itself. He said it's like the God said that you're instructed your eye to see itself when he says that the mind should know itself, right? And he says to Alcibiades, how can the eye see itself? And Alcibiades is like, I guess like in a mirror. And Socrates says, well done.

Socrates says that self-knowledge is like an eye that sees itself, right? It's the eye that sees itself. He said it's like the God said that you're instructed your eye to see itself when he says that the mind should know itself, right? And he says to Alcibiades, how can the eye see itself? And Alcibiades is like, I guess like in a mirror. And Socrates says, well done.

Socrates says that self-knowledge is like an eye that sees itself, right? It's the eye that sees itself. He said it's like the God said that you're instructed your eye to see itself when he says that the mind should know itself, right? And he says to Alcibiades, how can the eye see itself? And Alcibiades is like, I guess like in a mirror. And Socrates says, well done.

So how would the mind know itself by analogy? And Alcibiades is like, I guess you'd need some kind of mirror for your mind. I don't know how that would work though. And Socrates basically implies that because he's often a bit vague about things. He's engaged in this question and answer method rather than just giving a lecture.

So how would the mind know itself by analogy? And Alcibiades is like, I guess you'd need some kind of mirror for your mind. I don't know how that would work though. And Socrates basically implies that because he's often a bit vague about things. He's engaged in this question and answer method rather than just giving a lecture.

So how would the mind know itself by analogy? And Alcibiades is like, I guess you'd need some kind of mirror for your mind. I don't know how that would work though. And Socrates basically implies that because he's often a bit vague about things. He's engaged in this question and answer method rather than just giving a lecture.

So he basically implies to Alcibiades that engaging in philosophical dialogue or conversation with other people is a mirror for our own soul. And he understands that we're biased. I mean, he was, again, way ahead of his time in this regard. And by the way, this is another problem for modern self-help, right? So there are many problems with self-help.

So he basically implies to Alcibiades that engaging in philosophical dialogue or conversation with other people is a mirror for our own soul. And he understands that we're biased. I mean, he was, again, way ahead of his time in this regard. And by the way, this is another problem for modern self-help, right? So there are many problems with self-help.

So he basically implies to Alcibiades that engaging in philosophical dialogue or conversation with other people is a mirror for our own soul. And he understands that we're biased. I mean, he was, again, way ahead of his time in this regard. And by the way, this is another problem for modern self-help, right? So there are many problems with self-help.

One of the problems with self-help is the self part.

One of the problems with self-help is the self part.

One of the problems with self-help is the self part.

right the person in a sense the person least qualified to help you like is your because i don't know if you've noticed that there's actually research that shows this right i'm going all over the place sorry but that i interviewed recently a guy called igor grossman who you should speak to right he's a professor at the university of waterloo who does research on the nature of wisdom

right the person in a sense the person least qualified to help you like is your because i don't know if you've noticed that there's actually research that shows this right i'm going all over the place sorry but that i interviewed recently a guy called igor grossman who you should speak to right he's a professor at the university of waterloo who does research on the nature of wisdom

right the person in a sense the person least qualified to help you like is your because i don't know if you've noticed that there's actually research that shows this right i'm going all over the place sorry but that i interviewed recently a guy called igor grossman who you should speak to right he's a professor at the university of waterloo who does research on the nature of wisdom

right and he has research that shows that confirms the suspicion that we all have that we're much better at giving other people advice than we are giving ourselves advice right this is a sensitive subject for psychotherapists right because all we do is give other people advice and stuff but if you go to a psychotherapy conference and walk in the door you would notice immediately that it's full of some of the craziest people you ever meet in your life

right and he has research that shows that confirms the suspicion that we all have that we're much better at giving other people advice than we are giving ourselves advice right this is a sensitive subject for psychotherapists right because all we do is give other people advice and stuff but if you go to a psychotherapy conference and walk in the door you would notice immediately that it's full of some of the craziest people you ever meet in your life