252 Socrates — transcript highlights
Founders · David Senra · 2022-06-17
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What the transcript keeps returning to
Product
“How he practiced philosophy was different than how other people practiced philosophy, and the second part of this is where I really…”
The useful question here is not whether this sentence is a universal rule. It is what operating choice the episode places behind it: product.
Focus
“One, he says that you don't get to choose your passions, your passion choose you, right?”
The useful question here is not whether this sentence is a universal rule. It is what operating choice the episode places behind it: focus.
People
“All of these people, so he's walking around the c- st- the streets of Athens studying people, and then he says all…”
The useful question here is not whether this sentence is a universal rule. It is what operating choice the episode places behind it: people.
Persistence
“It may bring you everything you value, joy, comfort, security, and long l- and a long life, and it may, it may…”
The useful question here is not whether this sentence is a universal rule. It is what operating choice the episode places behind it: persistence.
Capital
“It was the cultural capital of the civilized world.”
The useful question here is not whether this sentence is a universal rule. It is what operating choice the episode places behind it: capital.
A BIPU connection
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Source and attribution
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