The only way out of the trap is to upset the settled mind. To plant seeds of doubt in the rigid soil of certitude. To sow a little uncertainty so that we may reap a more open-minded perspective.
That’s where self-inflicted philosophy comes in.
Philosophy should serve as a chisel for the hardened beliefs within us. The best philosophy hurts in a pleasing way. It’s existentially masochistic. It’s painfully transcendent. It cuts. But a resilience is born. A scar forms that creates a robustness tantamount to antifragility.
From this antifragile flexibility, we are able to stay ahead of the curve. Bias is tampered. Circular reasoning is straightened. Imagination is reignited. Cognitive dissonance is curtailed. Ideologies are flattened. The trap opens up, and the mind is free to fly into the Mecca of going Meta....<<Read The Full Article Here>>>>...
