Listened to Thich Nhat Hanh speak on Krista Tippett's podcast, On Being. I paraphrase the most personally relevant quote here: "You have permission to make mistakes, you do not have permission to continue to make mistakes, you must learn."
I ordered his book: Anger, Wisdom for Cooling the Flames. I am interested in this text for a few reasons. One is that I am happy in my current life, which means it is a safe time to look at how I can fortify myself for difficulty.
I'm currently reading Descarte's Error by Antonio Damasio, wherein he discusses the role of emotions on decision making. I plan to connect these two readings, one from the world of philosophy and the other from neuroscience (and philosophy) to help myself be a better teacher. In another podcast, Two Guys on Your Head, they discuss how negative emotions spur us to make adjustments to our lives. If we were always happy, there would not be reasons to change.
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