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Alan Watts on the Meaning of Life

Alan Watts on the Meaning of Life

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Derek Beres
Oct 05, 2020
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During a conversation with Wired co-founder Kevin Kelly, Tim Ferriss mentioned the metaphor of the ice sculpture. A longstanding idea: humans are like blocks of ice. "Discovering your destiny," as the phrasing goes, is akin to taking a pick to the block to reveal what's inside. The problem, Ferriss continues, is that's not how destiny works. 

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