Mindset Shifts—Essays by Barry Brownstein

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People Without Meaningful Lives Seek Power Over Others
A person able to exercise coercive power can use their morally undeveloped “wretched” mind to create endless misery for others.
Aug 24, 2024 • 
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The Road to Serfdom, Session 1: The Last Stand on Earth
The first line of defense for freedom is for each of us to protect our own mind from its inner totalitarian and resist the allure of ideas that are…
Sep 28, 2024 • 
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How Not to Be a Jerk in 2024
Defend liberty by becoming a better person in 2024.
Jan 1, 2024 • 
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How to Get Over Yourself
“It takes energy and struggle to ignore how much we receive and how little we return to the world."
Dec 17, 2023 • 
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How to Get Over Yourself
Meditations Session 1: See that You Don’t Want to Stop It
Marcus Aurelius trained his mind to follow timeless principles.
Jan 27, 2024 • 
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Why Venezuela Took the Road to Serfdom
What happened in Venezuela can happen wherever a critical mass of the population begins to hold certain delusionary beliefs.
Jul 30, 2024 • 
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Seneca, Session 1: Downsizing Your Inner Yelp Reviewer
If we are ready to reduce the influence anger has on our lives, there is no better guide than Seneca.
Dec 7, 2024 • 
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Why Ordinary People Enable Totalitarians, Part 1
A lack of meaning threatens freedom.
Dec 9, 2023 • 
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Man’s Search for Meaning Session 4: A Spotless Mind Doesn’t Lead to Freedom
What if our troubles are the pathway to inner freedom?
May 18, 2024 • 
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Meditations Session 2: The Joy of Missing Out
"Be patient toward all that is unsolved in your heart."
Feb 3, 2024 • 
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Meditations Session 4: Becoming a Truth Extremist
Why do you persist “in doing worse than your best?”
Feb 17, 2024 • 
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Avoiding Conflict: Seneca's Perspective
Most of us think we are responding to events that we interpret accurately and that others, not us, are causing conflict.
Jan 18 • 
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