What Would We Do if We Weren't Affraid?

The Thinkarete Manifesto

I found a cool, inspirational video with a powerful message, very motivational, it’s the Think-arete Manifesto. Check the video:



I believe in the capacity of every man to take full control of its own future, but are we willing to do it? The perspective of Humanism in Psychology proposes that we all have our own potentials and the ability to reach that potential.

The Name think “areté" comes form the classic Greek philosophers word for the process of self-actualizing and striving to reach your highest potential. They called it 'Areté.' (pronounced ar-uh-tay).

Areté was one of the most important values in classic Greek culture. Guys like Socrates, Plato and Aristotle taught that the meaning of life was happiness and that the way to achieve happiness was to live with areté (aka excellence, striving to reach your highest potential).

I found it on ThinkArete.com, the author proposes that “in order to "think- areté," you have to know who you are and what you are here to do (intention) and have the self-mastery to do what you need to do when you need to do it (impeccability).”

He also believes that by looking at the universal truths taught by philosophers, religions, and current psychological research, we can find the keys to self-actualizing and happiness.

Finally he proposes to start asking ourselves a simple question:

“Am I capable of more? More happiness, more fulfillment, more contribution, more love, more fun, more smiles, more fill-in-your-positive-emotion/experience?

Of course we are. That’s an easy question.

The harder question: Are we willing to do something about it?”

You can also find on this website famous philosophers notes, books, poems, famous quotes.

"I cannot teach anybody anything; I can only make him think." Socrates, 5th century bce Greek philosopher.

So let's start thinking-areté, I think is worth a try: ThinkArete.com - Where you go to grow.

Writing to Heal Social Anxiety

Do you have any techniques that you have found work for you when your are anxious? What do you do in this cases?

I write as a way of helping myself to overcome social anxiety, is a way for me to flush my mind, to be able to let my thoughts come out. Most of the time the things that come out are very painfull, but I know that if I just let them out instead of blocking them, I'm going be able to give a different order to my mind and thoughts, I compare this to draining the toilet.

In a way is letting out all kind of "dirty things" out of my mind, I call them "the garbage or cockroaches" in my mind. That is a way I have found to deal with social anxiety, when I am anxious, I write about it, I write about what I feel, what I think.