How to Live Fully in an Uncertain World | Sarah Wilson

Great moments of human flourishing have emerged from dark times, art movements, poetry, scientific advances. The Axial Age, which was a dark liminal time that went for several thousand years, produced Buddhism. Judaism. It produced incredible And so That's another thing to bear in mind with all of this.

We are actually built for difficult times. Welcome to the one you feed. Throughout time, great thinkers have recognized the importance of the thoughts we have. Quotes like garbage in, garbage out, or you are what you think ring true. And yet, for many of us, our thoughthen or empowers us.

We tend toward negativity, self-pity. Jealousy or fear. We see what we don't have instead of what we do. We think things that hold us back and dampen our spirit. But it's not just about thinking.

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