The Last Days of Socrates: An Unexamined Life Worth Living

Socrates questioned everything in pursuit of growth and wisdom - but seeking truth in ancient Athens would lead to his untimely death. We explore the incredible life, lessons and the trial of the most impactful philosophers of all time.
Join Sam and Nico in this crossover episode as they mine timeless insights from the trial and final days of the great teacher. You'll reflect on conviction versus compromise, the roots of cognitive dissonance, and what it really means to live an examined life alongside one of history’s greatest thinkers. 
Whether you want to argue better, stand firmer in your truths, or simply see how profound an impact one defiant man had on philosophy and religion itself - this episode delivers.
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On the growth mindset podcast with Sam Webster Harris, we explore the psychology of happiness, satisfaction, purpose, and growth through the lens of self-improvement. Success and happiness is a state of mind unique to ourselves and is our responsibility to create.
Through a process of honest self-reflection of what is holding us back and what is driving us forward, we can lose the ego and build awareness of how to be the best we can be.
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Show: Growth Mindset, psychology of self-improvement
Episode: The Last Days of Socrates: An Unexamined Life Worth Living
Chapters:
0:00 Socrates as an Advocate of Growth Mindset
02:14 Book review of The Final Days of Socrates
04:51 The Apology
11:21 The Phaedo
19:11 Sam's takeaways of the book
22:02 Nico's takeaways of the book
26:29 Send off
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Growth mindset podcast
Self-improvement
Socrates
Stoicism
Philosophy
Learning from history
The last days of Socrates


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