{"id":2995,"date":"2018-09-16T17:09:54","date_gmt":"2018-09-16T11:39:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/atuljha.com\/blog\/?p=2995"},"modified":"2018-09-16T17:09:54","modified_gmt":"2018-09-16T11:39:54","slug":"sanity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atuljha.com\/blog\/2018\/09\/16\/sanity\/","title":{"rendered":"Sanity"},"content":{"rendered":"

At 33, I stumbled upon philosophy. This time it was <\/span>Jiddu Krishnamurti<\/span><\/a>, thanks to Twitter and one of the tweets of <\/span>Naval Ravikant<\/span><\/a> mentioning his name.<\/span><\/p>\n

Over the years I have realized that most of the modern day self help books and motivational content are nothing but recycled philosophy. <\/span><\/p>\n

With time, my interest in reading philosophy increased. I read a good number of philosophers ranging from different <\/span>schools of Philosophy<\/span><\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n

I have realized that I relate the most with the discourses of <\/span>Socrates<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Diogenes<\/span><\/a> and <\/span>Epictetus<\/span><\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n

Reading philosophy keeps me sane.<\/span><\/p>\n

I am hopeful that before I die, I will have some smaller notes published covering the teachings of them. A small note that I can carry in my mobile and look at instead of checking email or wasting time.<\/span><\/p>\n

Socrates said: \u201cI know that I know nothing\u201d, I am in the same zone. The quest of self knowledge is a work in progress. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

At 33, I stumbled upon philosophy. This time it was Jiddu Krishnamurti, thanks to Twitter and one of the tweets of Naval Ravikant mentioning his name. Over the years I have realized that most of the modern day self help books and motivational content are nothing but recycled philosophy. With time, my interest in reading … <\/p>\n

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