- Becoming an individual
The ability to engage in introspection is the essential pre-condition for living the life of the mind
- communication between mind and heart, mind and experience that results in a perspective of the world that is uniquely yours
- finding a way to work that is right for you
- Learn to say a NO
- Education is the way a society articulates it values - the way it transmits its values
- Problem observed:
achievement focused with no time for relationship
- appearing outwardly confident, competent and composed
- lonely within
- Beware of unconscious socialization
- Loss aversion bias
perceived safety in numbers
- potential feelings of fear - straying from the well trodden paths towards the unknown
- potential feelings of guilt - letting down love ones by not meeting their expectations
Tiger Mum: the child is the extension of the self
- inability to chart an independent/creative path
- Learn to accept failure
- Guard against Envy
- Education
not something to be consumed
- an experience you give yourself
- learn to think with Rigor
- Maturing of ideas that is already within but whole sale indoctrination
- The role of the professor and classmate is to challenge your worldview as well as to inspire new realms to explore
- Society - a conspiracy to keep itself from the truth through the lies every individual tell themselves