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Life Lessons From Friedrich Nietzsche’s Beyond Good and Evil

And how could there exist a ‘common good’! The expression is a self-contradiction: what can be common has ever but little value. There is no off the shelf, life that we can live, what is good for someone is not suitable to our unique circumstances, temperament or way of life…

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Life Lessons From Friedrich Nietzsche’s Beyond Good and Evil
Life Lessons From Friedrich Nietzsche’s Beyond Good and Evil
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Jan 15

I Read 292 War Poems. This Is What I Learnt

14 lessons on life, death and glory from 292 War Poems — Society Doesn’t Value What it Needs. Society doesn’t want men who can commit acts of violence, psychopaths or otherwise dangerous individuals. They are ostracised and pushed to the fringes of society. But when push comes to shove and a threat materialises, who is called upon? The plight of veterans the world over is a stark reminder…

Poetry

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I Read 292 War Poems. This Is What I Learnt
I Read 292 War Poems. This Is What I Learnt
Poetry

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Jan 13

Ambition, Revenge and Responsibility: 8 Lessons from Shelley’s Frankenstein

8 life lessons from Mary Shelley’s classic novel Frankenstein — Be Wary of Ambition At the start of the novel Shelley suggests that no matter the ambition, provided it comes from a man of genius, it will be for the betterment of mankind. But who gets to decide who is a man of genius? Is it something that we tell ourselves so that we…

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Ambition, Revenge and Responsibility: 8 Lessons from Shelley’s Frankenstein
Ambition, Revenge and Responsibility: 8 Lessons from Shelley’s Frankenstein
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Jan 5

How to Draw People to You: 4 Life Lessons From Dostoevsky’s Idiot

“My dear Prince, I may indeed be acting badly by taking you into my confidence. But it’s precisely because you’re the first decent person to come my way that I’ve pounced on you.” — Good Deeds Are Not Transactional The prince doesn’t want anything from anyone, he has no ulterior motives and this is strange for people. The characters in The Idiot are used to a transactional society where good deeds are only done as the doer believes that they will get something in return. Every act is done…

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How to Draw People to You: 4 Life Lessons From Dostoevsky’s Idiot
How to Draw People to You: 4 Life Lessons From Dostoevsky’s Idiot
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Jan 4

How to Judge Ourselves and Others: 6 lessons on Judgement from Dostoevsky’s Idiot

“It’s very ill-mannered to examine and judge a man’s soul in the way that you judge Ippolit. You have no tenderness: only truth, and so you’re not fair.” — Don’t Be Less Judgmental The prince is a combination of honesty and of shame. He is honest, as he cannot help but say what he thinks to people and is transparent in his communications, even to his detriment. He exposes his mind, makes himself vulnerable and then cowers in fear of how people will…

Books

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How to Judge Ourselves and Others: 6 lessons on Judgement from Dostoevsky’s Idiot
How to Judge Ourselves and Others: 6 lessons on Judgement from Dostoevsky’s Idiot
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Dec 22, 2022

Beauty Will Save the World

A tale of heroic innocence in Dostoevsky’s Idiot — “You really are a holy fool, and such men as you God loveth!” — Is it true, Prince, that you once said the world will be saved by beauty? Gentlemen,’ he cried loudly to them all, ‘the prince says that the world will be saved by beauty! Beauty is something that catches the eye, that holds our attention and perhaps more importantly, makes us…

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Beauty Will Save the World
Beauty Will Save the World
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Dec 21, 2022

Essential Writing Advice from a Master

Spend some ten years in these various exercises: then the creations of your study may be allowed to see the light of day. — Whether you agree with Nietzsche’s philosophies or not, it is undeniable that he was an effective writer. The force and clarity of his writing is unmatched, so who better to learn writing from than the great Friedrich Nietzsche. The recipe for becoming a good novelist is easily given, but the…

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Essential Writing Advice from a Master
Essential Writing Advice from a Master
Writing

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Dec 20, 2022

Nietzsche’s Advice on How to Live Better

6 life lessons from Nietzsche’s Human, All Too Human — One may promise actions, but not sentiments, for these are involuntary. The distinction between sentiments and actions is the same as between discipline and motivation. Motivation is out of your control whereas discipline is the habits that you maintain and the willingness to do something even if you don’t feel…

Philosophy

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Nietzsche’s Advice on How to Live Better
Nietzsche’s Advice on How to Live Better
Philosophy

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Dec 19, 2022

How To Be A Life Long Learner

6 lessons on learning from Nietzsche’s Human, All Too Human — The visionary denies the truth to himself, the liar only to others. The visionary cannot know the truth, otherwise what would they be searching for? The visionary is a true individual who engages in original thought. They are on a quest for the truth, one that they can bring back…

Learning

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How To Be A Life Long Learner
How To Be A Life Long Learner
Learning

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Dec 14, 2022

Are You a Knowledge Seeker?

Lessons in how to become a knowledge seeker from Nietzsche’s Human, All Too Human. — To him who works and seeks in her, Science gives much pleasure — to him who learns her facts, very little. Science, unfortunately, has been denigrated by comments such as “follow the science,” as it obliterates the scientific method. Pursuing the scientific method can lead to a deeper understanding of…

Learning

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Are You a Knowledge Seeker?
Are You a Knowledge Seeker?
Learning

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