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By: Kent @ The Financial Philosopher

Kent @ The Financial Philosopher — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:38:08 +0000

Thanks Marly! Lists, in general, have the tendency to distract because the human brain likes shortcuts. The shortest distance between two points is not a straight line, except in your brain and in geometry (or if you happen to be a crow)!

Yes, time invested in better knowing oneself is time most definitely well spent!
Kent @ The Financial Philosopher´s last blog ..Irrationality: The Most Magnificent & Unique Trait of Being Human

By: Marly

Marly — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:40:38 +0000

For someone not fond of lists, this certainly is a great one! I think time invested in better knowing oneself is time most definitely well spent! Great post.
Marly

By: Kent @ The Financial Philosopher

Kent @ The Financial Philosopher — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:57:37 +0000

@ Philip: That book sounds interesting! I’m a fan of Michel de Montaigne.

@ Andrew: Wow! I feel honored to know that I helped you discover Ayn Rand!

@ goia: Contentment, in my opinion, is all of the greatest virtues wrapped into one. The challenge, however, is to learn it!

@ Patty: I’ve not read the constructivist theory that says human beings are meaning makers. After giving it a moment’s thought, it makes sense. I would add that searching for meaning actually “makes” meaning. Where many people go wrong is that they think that money, material wealth and social status are the sources of meaning. Instead they find short-term pleasure. Once the pleasure fades, another search begins and the perpetual carrot chase ensues…
Kent @ The Financial Philosopher´s last blog ..The Financial Fallacy of Patterns, Causation & Correlation

By: Patty @ Why Not Start Now?

Patty @ Why Not Start Now? — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:32:25 +0000

Nice piece and I like your list. There is a constructivist theory that says human beings are meaning makers, with the emphasis placed on making meaning rather than searching for it. Sometimes I think people forget that they have this capacity to make meaning right now. As you say, it is within each of us. Thanks.
Patty @ Why Not Start Now?´s last blog ..A Large State of Fear

By: qoia

qoia — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:08:08 +0000

Yes, contentment is the secret for inner peace.
qoia´s last blog ..1547

By: Andrew Machado

Andrew Machado — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:09:50 +0000

Kent,

Thanks for putting this post together. Now with your writings and the search box below I discovered who Ayn Rand was.

Andrew
Andrew Machado´s last blog ..A New Look for Apture…

By: Philip D. Hansten

Philip D. Hansten — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:34:52 +0000

Here’s a philosophy book of interest–

PREMATURE FACTULATION: The Ignorance of Certainty and the Ghost of Montaigne

by Philip D. Hansten
http://www.Philoponus.com

By: Kent @ The Financial Philosopher

Kent @ The Financial Philosopher — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:50:48 +0000

@ Mete: Have you read Jiddu Krishnamurti? He would say “be a light unto yourself.” On Shakespeare’s version of wisdom, I believe he would agree that thinking you are wise and knowing you are a fool are simultaneously achievable!

@ Di B: Everyone is always “becoming.” As long as you are “becoming” yourself, then you are on the right path! Thanks for the compliment…
Kent @ The Financial Philosopher´s last blog ..The Financial Fallacy of Patterns, Causation & Correlation