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A MEDITATION

“ If I had followed the multitude, I should not have studied philosophy.

— Chrysippus

Fragment, in Diogenes Laertius 7.183

On wisdom

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A reflection

Most of what the crowd is doing is running a loop. If your life plan is "whatever everyone else is doing," you'll end up where everyone else ends up — and most people don't love where they ended up. Divergence is the prerequisite of a life you'd choose.

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