REALITY CHECK
Discover your divine purpose, heal your soul, and awaken to your highest calling.
Join Zachary Phillips on a journey towards living a more examined life with talks delving into the nature of reality, the search for meaning and the pursuit of happiness.
20: The Real Reason Why Reading Is Important
Teachers and parents often push the importance of reading. But what they often fail to do is explain why it is so important.
In this episode, Zachary discusses how widely reading (particularly of fiction and autobiographies) increases detachment and allows you to live someone else's life.
"When the characters in our books face moral dilemmas, overcome obstacles, learn and grow, so does the reader. I will never be able to see the world through your eyes, but if I read your book, I would have a greater ability to empathise with your perspective"
3: The Importance of Detachment
Detachment is vital for success - it involves stepping back and observing a situation without the emotion of the moment. This enables you to see the situation for what it really is and therefore make better judgement calls.
1: Why You're Not as Good as You Think You Are (and How to Turn That to Your Advantage)
Zachary discusses the cognitive bias of illusory superiority (our tendency to believe we are better then what we are) as well as how to over come it.