Today we take a few Ask Isaac questions and dive into the problem of asking your ideology to be an all-consuming identity. Political philosophy needn’t be life philosophy, religious beliefs needn’t be aesthetic preferences, networks built around one thing needn’t serve every other thing. You’ll probably end up a perpetually frustrated crusader if you don’t realize this.
Thanks to David Richelson and Leonard Marino for great listener questions!
- How to tell the different between stuff you hate and stuff that challenges you in a good way?
- Better to have a too long or too short bucket list?
Mentioned in this episode: H.L. Mencken, Man’s Search for Meaning, The Twighlight Zone, the good life, bucket lists, hard work vs. hated work.
Recommendations from this episode: How I Found Freedom in an Unfree World, How to Win Friends and Influence People.
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