Life Principles
We can’t live a meaningful life if we don’t know which values and principles are most important. The best life principles are tested by time and experience.
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Why We Need Philosophy (More Than Ever)
Too many people think of philosophy as something esoteric. In reality, we need philosophy to deal with everyday questions and problems.
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The Biggest Regret in Life (For Most of Us)
For most of us, our biggest regret in life won’t be what we did, but what we failed to do.
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Why We Can’t Predict What Will Make Us Happy
Impact bias, presentism, and other factors like loss aversion all play a role in warping our view of what will actually make us happy in life.
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The Forgotten Virtue of Patience
We’ve all been told that “patience is a virtue,” but do we understand just how powerful patience can be in our hectic 21st-century lives?
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Should You Live a “Psychologically Rich” Life?
The choice between novelty, meaning, and comfort may be a false one
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3 Ancient Solutions to the Problem of Happiness
The Stoics, Skeptics, and Epicureans each offer us timeless insight on how to be happy.
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4 Reasons to Not Get Married
While no one can tell you who to marry (or whether to get married at all), here are four good reasons why you _shouldn’t_ get married.
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Eudaimonia: A Better Word for “Happiness”
Happiness is a complicated concept. Here’s why “eudaimonia” is the word we should be using instead.
