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@peeterxnjoroge

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@peeterxnjoroge May 19, 2020, 6:00 AM UTC

Knowledge According to Aristotle

Source The Greek philosopher, Aristotle famously claimed that “all men by nature desire to know.” But what, according to Aristotle, does it mean to know something, and how do we arrive at knowledge o…

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@peeterxnjoroge May 18, 2020, 1:27 AM UTC

The Wisdom of The Slave Philosopher

Source “ Always to seek to conquer myself rather than fortune, to change my desires rather than the order of the world, and generally to believe that nothing except our thoughts is wholly under our c…

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@peeterxnjoroge May 17, 2020, 1:27 AM UTC

Strengthening Our Willpower

Source There comes time when we find that we struggle to accomplish our goals or are stuck in habitual behavior patterns that make us miserable. It comes as no surprise that change is a necessity at…

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@peeterxnjoroge May 16, 2020, 7:02 PM UTC

The Fear of Greatness

Source The overwhelming majority of people fail to achieve a life even close to what they are capable of. Discovering why there is an innate pull or tendency towards mediocrity is essential in overco…

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@peeterxnjoroge May 15, 2020, 9:18 PM UTC

How To Lead A Life with Purpose

Source One of the most common themes in self-development literature, as well as a sentiment echoed by numerous psychologists and philosophers, is the importance of living with purpose. Finding a purp…

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@peeterxnjoroge May 15, 2020, 10:00 AM UTC

Thomas Sterner | The Art of Practicing

Source The art of practicing, the art we all struggle at one point or the other in becoming fully masters of, but only end up frustrated in the end, the expectations we had for our future self none a…

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@peeterxnjoroge May 14, 2020, 3:45 AM UTC

Ralph Waldo Emerson Thoughts on Self-Reliance

Source “ It is easy in the world to live after the world’s opinion; it is easy in solitude to live after our own; but the great man is he who in the midst of the crowd keeps with perfect sweetness th…

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@peeterxnjoroge May 13, 2020, 2:56 AM UTC

The Struggle To Change

Source In one of my past articles I explored Fear as one of the many manifestations of Resistance. In this piece I will be expounding more on Resistance, and how it renders most incapable of positive…

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@peeterxnjoroge May 12, 2020, 8:48 PM UTC

Passivity Breeds Mediocrity

https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/peeterxnjoroge/aHYzflAf-Leonid_Pasternak_-_The_Passion_of_creation.jpg Source “ This is one of the most urgent problems for civilized man. He has created civil…

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@peeterxnjoroge May 12, 2020, 4:08 AM UTC

Psychological Benefits of Contemplating Death

In one of my previous post I did write about Meditation on Death, which was one of the spiritual practices used by Ancient Greek philosophers who were in search for wisdom and enlightenment. This wil…

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