by The New Agora | Oct 7, 2022 | Gary Z McGee, The New Agora
www.self-inflictedphilosophy.com Be Your Own Savior While You Still Can By Gary Z McGee “Stop drifting—sprint to the finish. Write off your hopes, and if your well-being matters to you, be your own savior while you can.” ~Marcus...
by The New Agora | Sep 19, 2022 | Gary Z McGee, The New Agora
www.self-inflictedphilosophy.com The Ache of High Humor By Gary Z McGee “The secret source of humor is not joy but sorrow; there is no humor in Heaven.” ~Mark Twain In the face of an absurd universe, we have the choice to balk, to fear,...
by The New Agora | Sep 12, 2022 | Gary Z McGee, The New Agora
www.self-inflictedphilosophy.com The Philosophy of Luck By Gary Z McGee “Luck is what happens when preparation meats opportunity.” ~Seneca Fate. Chance. Destiny. The vicissitudes of life. Call it what you will, luck favors the disciplined mind....
by The New Agora | Sep 8, 2022 | Gary Z McGee, The New Agora
www.self-inflictedphilosophy.com The Upside of Uncertainty By Gary Z McGee “The world is a Phoenix. It perishes in flames and even as it dies it is born again.” ~HG Wells Certainty is overrated. It’s an illusion at best, a...
by The New Agora | Sep 4, 2022 | Gary Z McGee, The New Agora
www.self-inflictedphilosophy.com Why Trickster Must Trick Itself By Gary Z McGee “One cannot individuate as long as one is playing a role to oneself; the convictions one has about oneself are the most subtle form of persona...
by The New Agora | Aug 31, 2022 | Gary Z McGee, The New Agora
www.self-inflictedphilosophy.com The Trap of Political Claptrap: The Problem with Lib-tards and Trump-tards By Gary Z McGee “Of what use is a philosopher who doesn’t hurt anybody’s feelings?” ~Diogenes When you’re...
by The New Agora | Aug 28, 2022 | Gary Z McGee, The New Agora
www.self-inflictedphilosophy.com The Unwritten Law Versus the Written One By Gary Z McGee “As anywhere else in the world, the unwritten law defeated the written one.” ~Herman Hesse The unwritten law will always defeat the written one. Why? Because written laws...
by The New Agora | Aug 23, 2022 | Gary Z McGee, The New Agora
www.self-inflictedphilosophy.com Why Skepticism Is a Superpower By Gary Z McGee “We are asleep. Our Life is a dream. But we wake up sometimes, just enough to know that we are dreaming.” ~Ludwig Wittgenstein What does it mean to wake...
by The New Agora | Aug 17, 2022 | Gary Z McGee, The New Agora
www.self-inflictedphilosophy.com Existential Shadowboxing: Strategies for Building Character By Gary Z McGee “It ain’t about how hard you can hit. It’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward.” -Rocky Balboa,...
