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Self-Knowledge

by The School of Life
Self-Knowledge
Self-Knowledge

Know yourself, choose more wisely

Inspired by Socrates’ enduring command, this guide explores the value of self-knowledge. It offers tools for understanding your character, priorities, and potential. A thoughtful aid to making clearer decisions in love and work.

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Self-Knowledge

by The School of Life
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ISBN: 9780995753501
Author: The School of Life
Publisher: The School of Life Press
Format: Hardback
Related Collections: Personal Development, Philosophy
Related Topics: Personal Development, Theory, Psychology, Inspirational

Description

In Ancient Greece, when the philosopher Socrates was asked to sum up what all philosophical commandments could be reduced to, he replied: 'Know yourself'. Self-knowledge matters so much because it is only on the basis of an accurate sense of who we are that we can make reliable decisions – particularly around love and work. This book takes us on a journey into our deepest, most elusive selves and arms us with a set of tools to understand our characters properly. We come away with a newly clarified sense of who we are, what we need to watch out for when making decisions, and what our priorities and potential might be.
 

Know yourself, choose more wisely

Inspired by Socrates’ enduring command, this guide explores the value of self-knowledge. It offers tools for understanding your character, priorities, and potential. A thoughtful aid to making clearer decisions in love and work.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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