In this episode we unpack American Transcendentalist Philosopher Ralf Waldo Emerson's 1841 essay "Self-Reliance."The essay explores...-Why envy is ignorance and imitation is suicide-Why we hide our true selves-How to discover who we truly areLink to Reading<a href="https://math.dartmouth.edu/~doyle/docs/self/self.pdf" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">"Self Reliance" by Ralf Waldo Emerson</a>**note** reading is not required to enjoy the episode!Host: Zach Stehura    <a href="//www.unpackingideas.com" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">UnpackingIdeas.com</a>Guest: Jon Lindinger   <a href="https://www.xenotheory.org/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">xenotheory.org</a> (Programs for self-development for young men)Theme Music: <a href="https://polyenso.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Polyenso </a>

3. Seneca on Anger

Unpacking the most influential ideas from the past to make them more accessible in the present.

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