1) Govern yourself
To quote Nietzsche:
āHe who cannot obey himself will be commanded.ā
Most people need an external force to motivate them into action, or to keep them in check morally.
Freedom is the will to be responsible to oneself.
Itās imperative that a man learns to be his own leader, to act in accordance with his own beliefs, and to use his own values as a moral compass.
Such a man becomes elevated from a yes-man to a Superman.
2) Follow your own path
Nietzsche said:
āYou have your way, and I have my way. As for the right way, the correct way, and the only way, it doesnāt exist!ā
The lesson here is that no one has the license to dictate your lifeās trajectory.
Never let anyone interfere with your life, and you should never interfere with anyoneās life.
3) Seek wisdom over knowledge
Nietzsche said:
āThereās a lot I donāt want to know. Wisdom sets limits, even to knowledgeā
Knowing that you know next to nothing is the beginning of wisdom.
Self-introspection through writing or meditation is more important than accumulating information.
Overconsumption is harmful, whether itās food or knowledge.
Wisdom makes you stoic, but stoicism wonāt make you wise.
4) Speak your truth
Nietzsche said:
āA truths that are kept silent become poisonousā
Your worldview is as unique as your fingerprints.
Learn to share your perspectives honestly, fearlessly & eloquently.
Never smolder your truth to make anyone comfortable.
Be authentic in everything you say & do.
5) Break free from herd mentality
To quote Nietzsche:
āMeaning and morality of oneās life must come from within oneself. Healthy, strong individuals seek self-expansion by experimenting and living dangerously.ā
To find yourself, you need to think for yourself.
Intelligent & creative people do not blindly follow societyās rules.
If you find yourself on the side of the majority, itās time to pause and think.
6) Spend time in solitude:
Nietzsche:
āI go into solitude so as not to drink out of everybodyās cistern. When I am among the many, it feels as if they want to rob me of my soulā
Thereās no wisdom without self-awareness.
No self-awareness without contemplation.
No contemplation without solitude.
A sound mind is forged from silence, in the kiln of solitude.
7) Embrace failure
Nietzsche said:
āYou must be ready to burn yourself in your own flame. How could you rise anew if you have not first become ashes?ā
For the weak, failure is fatal.
For the wise, failure is feedback.
A fear of failure means you are incapable of handling success, and life doesnāt reward the incompetent.
8) Be a minimalist
Nietzsche:
āIt is my ambition to say in ten sentences what others say in a bookā
Learn to speak less, or increase the value per word spoken.
Minimalism is also applicable in every facet of life:
You donāt need to do everything, focus on the most essential.
You donāt need 1000 friends, get 10 loyal ones.
You donāt need 10 cars when you can only drive one at a time.
9) How to choose a life partner
Nietzsche wisely said:
āWhen marrying, ask yourself this question:
Do you believe that you will be able to converse well with this person into your old age?
Everything else in marriage is transitory."
10) Amor Fati
Nietzsche famously said:
āMy formula for greatness in a human being is amor fati: that one wants nothing to be different, not forward, not backward, not in all eternity. Not merely bear what is necessary, still less conceal it⦠but love it.ā
To love oneās fate is the greatest virtue.
Even Epictetus said:
āDo not seek for things to happen the way you want them to; rather, wish that what happens happen the way it happens: then you will be happy.ā
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