19 Clear thinking, disliked, and ignorance

No. 19 – 14 April 2023

Welcome to the 19th edition of 4-TP, a weekly newsletter with the actionable insights you need.

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TPL Article

Perseverance requires clear thinking and clear thinking is a byproduct of this one tiny skill.

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Insight

Japanese philosopher Ichiro Kishimi on the freedom of being disliked:

"Freedom is being disliked by other people.... It's that you are disliked by someone. It is proof that you are exercising your freedom and living in freedom, and saying that you are living in accordance with your own principles."

Challenge

Socrates practiced a technique called deliberate ignorance. He pretended not to know something when he in fact did. His purpose was to make the people he was speaking with realize their own ignorance.

It's also a practice in taming the ego and having the courage to be vulnerable.

Next time you find yourself speaking with someone, pretend to be ignorant of the topic of conversation by asking more and speaking less. See how far you can get.

Question

Some experiences are so scary that they push us to our emotional and physical limits. This is the time to reach deep into our mind and dig up the courage to keep moving forward.

When was the last time you faced such a scenario, and if you got through it, what mental steps did you take to continue pushing forward?

Till next week,
— Carlos & Stef