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In this video, we talk about Friedrich Nietzsche, Adam Smith, laziness, slavishness, self-discipline, mastery, and joyful productivity.
00:00 - Laziness
04:40 - Slavishness
06:55 - Joyful Productivity
07:24 - Mastery
09:35 - Passion
10:25 - Summary
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Thus Spoke Zarathustra by Friedrich Nietzsche
Untimely Meditations by Friedrich Nietzsche
The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith
Keep exploring at brilliant.org/freedominthought. Get started for free, and hurry—the first 200 people get 20% off an annual premium subscription.
ABOUT THE VIDEO
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In this video, we talk about Friedrich Nietzsche, Adam Smith, laziness, slavishness, self-discipline, mastery, and joyful productivity.
00:00 - Laziness
04:40 - Slavishness
06:55 - Joyful Productivity
07:24 - Mastery
09:35 - Passion
10:25 - Summary
RELATED VIDEOS
_
Practical Philosophy Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5faAYlGYYoF7rgKH4oo_B81n4wE1n2xP
CONNECT WITH US
_
Instagram: instagram.com/freedomintht
Twitter: twitter.com/freedomintht
PODCAST
_
Freedom in Thought Podcast: bit.ly/3mS76YT
FURTHER READING
_
Thus Spoke Zarathustra by Friedrich Nietzsche
Untimely Meditations by Friedrich Nietzsche
The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith
![How to be more disciplined (animated short story)
In this video essay, I discuss how a fictional character - known as Lucas - became more disciplined and changed his life with greater self-control.
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→Studies & Links
[1] https://www.psychologicalscience.org/news/full-frontal-psychology/where-does-self-discipline-come-from.html#.WVfNX8YZOZY
[2] http://www.apa.org/helpcenter/willpower.pdf
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→Credits
A big thanks to my patreon supporters: Faisal Rahman, Daniel Zapata, Jacob Massie, Jonathan Dickson, and Kevin Godines!
As always, thanks for watching!
On this channel, video essays are written essays that are read aloud and animated. The goal is to make the viewer think differently or deeper about a topic and attempt to provide some educational value. Any studies mentioned in a video are simply my interpretation of them and do not necessarily reflect the views of the researchers. How to be more disciplined (animated short story)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/cPn3UOt1lxw/mqdefault.jpg)









