Personal Socrates is a book I have been reading. It features profiles of world-class performers and thinkers, and historical legends, but boils down their driving motivation down to a single question. I'm not quite finished, but these are my favourite chapters/questions so far.
1. Who are the characters of my internal empire (Jane Austen)
2. What do I want to do before I die? (Ben Nemtin)
3. What expectations am I holding in my relationships? (Melissa Ambrossini)
4. What discomfort am I running from? (Chris Messina)
5. How do I protect my soul? (Marcus Aurelius)
6. Who am I optimizing to become? (James Clear)
7. What is within my control? (Ryan Holiday)
8. How do I rise up? (Maya Angelou)
9. How can I heal myself? (John Assaraf)
10. Why do I think I know better? (Stephen Hawking)
11. How do I get to the rim? (Kobe Bryant)
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