#6 The Case for Pessimism (Schopenhauer's Essays and Aphorisms)
Release Date: 08/25/2023
How Buddhism Could Change Your Life (The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying)
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An Incredible Future is Coming (Where is My Flying Car by J Storrs Hall)
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Truth, Technology, and Building the Future (Anthology of Balaji by Eric Jorgenson)
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How to Predict the Future (Same as Ever by Morgan Housel)
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The Freedom Trap (Freedom by Sebastian Junger)
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How to End Cravings and Stop Bad Habits (Scarcity Brain by Michael Easter)
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#14 Unlock Your Inner Genius (Self-Reliance by Ralph Waldo Emerson)
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#13 Write Better Today (On Writing by Stephen King)
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#12 The Communist Manifesto
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#11 Creating Your Life's Work (The War of Art & Turning Pro by Steven Pressfield)
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[01:28] Schopenhauer's Philosophy
[03:00] Philosophical Pessimism
[07:21] Schopenhauer's Life
[09:39] The Drudgery of Work
[17:03] Experience, Representation, and Perception
[22:00] Is Life Suffering
[25:26] Desire and Boredom
[27:36] The Wisdom and Folly of Mindfulness
[33:46] Wealth is Unfulfilling
[36:49] Thinking for Yourself
[43:19] Why Our Education System is Broken
[45:38] Good vs. Bad Writing
[50:32] Struggle, Set Goals, or Contemplate
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