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Focusing

"The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new." — Socrates

Who are your top 5 philosophers?

Mine are: 1. Aristotle 2. Descartes 3. Socrates 4. Leibnitz 5. Kant

Athens

What a special moment I experienced today. Standing before the Acropolis, I felt as if I were face to face with the very origins of Western civilization — the place where politics, democracy, and philosophy were born. The magnificence of the Parthenon, the weight of more than two thousand years... read more

Quote

“Be nicer than necessary to everyone you meet. Everyone is fighting some kind of battle." by Socrates

The apology of Socrates

Who am I really?

I have always believed that a person’s life is their philosophy in motion. The way you wake up, the way you treat others, the choices you make when no one is watching, these are all small brushstrokes on the canvas of what people will one day call your character. I am not a religious man, but I do... read more