Words Flashcards
Phantasia
Information received through our senses. Pieces of information received from sense experience. Hellenistic philosophy
Pareidolia
The tendency of the human mind to impose meaning onto something amorphous or unclear.
Cryptids
Found in folklore. The Jersey Devil, the Chupacabra, Big Foot, the Loch Ness Monster, Yeti, etc.
Emotions
Emotions are your brain guessing what might happen next.
Apatheia
Greek, from a- “without” and pathos “suffering” or “passion”), in Stoicism, refers to a state of mind in which one is not disturbed by the passions.
Equanimity
Mental calmness, composure, and evenness of temper, especially in a difficult situation
Eudaimonia
A good soul
In English, to flourish
Eu+Daimon = Good+Soul
How to Live with Eudaimonia?
By living with Arete.
Arete
Virtue, excellence.
ARE-uh-tay
To Live with Arete
Living in integrity with the best version of ourselves.
Expressing the best version of yourselves moment to moment
The “Gap”
The gap between the higher version of you and the lower version of you.
The “Ultimate Game”
Close the “Gap!” Every day, moment to moment, notice the GAP and close it