Five Notes: On inverting the problem, finding peace, and choosing courage
1 Quote From Others
Alain de Botton on Socrates:
"The truth, in so far as a human being is able to attain such a thing, lies in a statement which it seems impossible to disprove. It is by finding out what something is not that one comes closest to understanding what it is."
Source: The Consolations of Philosophy
Reflection:
To learn what to do, figure out what not to do.
To learn who you are, figure out who you're not.
To learn what you want, figure out what you don't want.
When in doubt, invert the problem.
3 Ideas From Me
I.
"You think the solution to your inner problems is the outer world.
But nobody has ever found peace by changing things outside.
There's always the next problem."
II.
"You find peace the moment you stop taking your erratic thoughts so seriously."
III.
"You don't need more information.
You need more courage."
1 Question For You
A question I return to when I feel anxious:
Until next week,
Nishtar