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5 Surprising Ways Ancient Chinese Philosophy Can Better Your Life (And The World)
Things have been crazy lately. The world doesn’t make sense. Humans don’t seem all that great. How could we, after all of these years living in modern, sophisticated societies as rational creatures with infinite opportunities still be so miserable and emotionally susceptible to the world around us? A new book written by two Harvard professors called “The Path” places this entire issue under the wise gaze of ancient Chinese philosophers. Perhaps their insights will give us some sort of clue for living in such a fast-paced world.
Three Myths
Firstly, there are 3 myths that most of us are led to believe as fact that have created an “Age of Complacency”, a time of turmoil and inaction, where no answers seem useful and no issue appears solvable. What are these myths?
For one, we generally believe that this is the freest humanity has ever been. Certainly we have newfangled devices that can do amazing things like order Burger King on the toilet or find our soul mate on the toilet or basically do anything on the toilet. However, at the same time, the gap between the rich and poor has dramatically grown, environmental and humanitarian crises are on the upswing and the koalas are going extinct. Currently, we appear restricted, uncertain of any alternatives as…
