Accepting the Universe
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Speculation has never helped you - KINSHIP - 11.17.2026
21 Jan 2026
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Our own judgments teach us everything - KINSHIP - 1.11.2025
14 Jan 2026
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Stop defending yourself - KINSHIP - 1.3.2025
07 Jan 2026
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All vice is of emotion, all virtue is of reason
02 Jan 2026
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Get off the roller coaster of emotion - KINSHIP - 12.28.2025
31 Dec 2025
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An eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind - KINSHIP - 12.20.2025
24 Dec 2025
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To be great is to be misunderstood - KINSHIP - 12.14.2025 -
17 Dec 2025
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Reacting to ignorance with anger is ignorant - KINSHIP - 12.6.2025
10 Dec 2025
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To love is to wish well - KINSHIP - 11.30.2025
03 Dec 2025
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Love is not an emotion, but a direction - KINSHIP - 11.22.2025
26 Nov 2025
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Anger is a punishment we give ourself for the mistakes of others.
20 Nov 2025
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Do you work on one thing and expect progress in another? - KINSHIP - 11.16.2025
19 Nov 2025
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All learning is remembering - KINSHIP - 11.8.2025
12 Nov 2025
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You don't have to be you anymore - KINSHIP - 10.25.2025
29 Oct 2025
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On loneliness - Philosophy as a way of life -
23 Oct 2025
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The universe requires nothing of you - Philosophy as a way of life
16 Oct 2025
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You have never done anything wrong willingly - Philosophy as a way of life-
09 Oct 2025
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All good comes from awareness and all bad from unawareness - KINSHIP - 9.27.2025
01 Oct 2025
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You wasted not a second of your life, yet - Philosophy as a way of life -
25 Sep 2025
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What's love got to do with it? - Philosophy as a way of life -
18 Sep 2025
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We are kin if we share the same ideas, not the same genes - KINSHIP 9.13.2025 -
17 Sep 2025
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You are not your thoughts - Philosophy as a way of life -
11 Sep 2025
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Empty yourself of yourself - KINSHIP - August 30th 2025
03 Sep 2025
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We would rather be special than be at peace - [Philosophy as a way of life]
28 Aug 2025
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If you cannot love everyone, you cannot love anyone - KINSHIP - August 16th -
20 Aug 2025
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In order to be free - [Philosophy as a way of life]
14 Aug 2025
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Meaning in life is one thing, happiness is another - KINSHIP - August 2nd -
06 Aug 2025
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The mindset shift that gave me peace - [Philosophy as a way of life]
31 Jul 2025
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Where you go matters less than who you are when you go - KINSHIP - July 19 2025
23 Jul 2025
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Is atheism against reason, actually? - Live Excerpt
19 Jul 2025
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For when you are tired of desiring - [Philosophy as a way of life]
17 Jul 2025
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Regret comes from neglect - [Philosophy as a way of life]
10 Jul 2025
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You have judged enough, it's time to start living - [Philosophy as a way of life]
03 Jul 2025
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What you think are flaws in your situation are flaws in yourself - [Philosophy as a way of life]
26 Jun 2025
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On anxiety - [Philosophy as a way of life]
19 Jun 2025
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While we are worrying, life speeds by - [Philosophy as a way of life]
12 Jun 2025
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I am starting a Discord community!
06 Jun 2025
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Asking my subscribers the hardest question in philosophy
29 May 2025
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People can change but you cannot change them - [Philosophy as a way of life]
22 May 2025
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Why read every day?
15 May 2025
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Every one of us lives for tomorrow
08 May 2025
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All you need is dedication
25 Apr 2025
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Whatever is going on - this will help
17 Apr 2025
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A reason not to worry about wasting life
03 Apr 2025
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The best revenge is to not be like your enemy
28 Mar 2025
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Disagree with the world
13 Mar 2025
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Becoming who you know you need to become
06 Mar 2025
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Don't worry, the best things in life are simple
27 Feb 2025
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We love ourselves the most but value the opinions of others over our own
20 Feb 2025
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Everything ancient philosophy taught me explained in 27 minutes
13 Feb 2025
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Life is not something, it is the opportunity for something
06 Feb 2025
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Acceptance
30 Jan 2025
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How long are you going to wait before you demand the best of yourself?
23 Jan 2025
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Better to like yourself than be like others
16 Jan 2025
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Where you go matters less than who you are when you go
08 Jan 2025
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This will find you at the right time, always
01 Jan 2025
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Know thyself
25 Dec 2024
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You will see how your faults can save you
18 Dec 2024
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Do you still assign blame?
18 Dec 2024
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It makes everything better
11 Dec 2024
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Virtue is learned by unlearning one's own faults
11 Dec 2024
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Life-changing books only (II)
05 Dec 2024
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Books mentioned in this episode:Ellen Dissanayake - Art and Intimacy - How the Arts BeganRené Girard - I See Satan Fall Like LightningSimone Weil - G...
Be careful what you wish for
04 Dec 2024
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Misery holds on to few, many hold on to misery
27 Nov 2024
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You are known by your acts
27 Nov 2024
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First you must get out of bed
13 Nov 2024
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Consistency ruins us
13 Nov 2024
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Love even those who trip and fall
06 Nov 2024
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Talking to a psychologist about stoicism - ancient philosophy and influence on modern psychotherapy
06 Nov 2024
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Practice even what you have despaired of mastering
30 Oct 2024
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You are bound to fall down
23 Oct 2024
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Remember how long you've been putting this off
16 Oct 2024
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Self Reliance
16 Oct 2024
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To those who are starting something new
09 Oct 2024
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Don't let them bother you
09 Oct 2024
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Competition is for losers 🙃
02 Oct 2024
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You deserve what you're going through. You would rather become good tomorrow than be good today.
02 Oct 2024
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Remove yourself from the crowd
25 Sep 2024
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We must be our own before we can be another's
22 Sep 2024
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You do not yet belong to yourself
22 Sep 2024
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You are not your identity
22 Sep 2024
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Know what you can and cannot control
22 Sep 2024
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You struggle because you want to
19 Sep 2024
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Even in a random world, don't be random yourself
19 Sep 2024
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The meaning of life is to give life meaning
19 Sep 2024
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