I came across this list in Brain Pickers Weekly, a fascinating newsletter I subscribe to that comes every Sunday morning via email and is filled with interesting articles and factoids about writers, artists, celebrities, and some people I’ve never heard of but who I’d like to know by the time I’ve read the issue.
Like the list below, there are names I know immediately, like Thoreau and Ben Franklin, of course, but then there are others that the BPW people have deemed “great thinkers” for whatever reason(s) which I don’t know because I don’t know these people, like Carol Dweck and Alan Watts. But that’s okay. I’ll take it on faith that they are great thinkers, or at least that they have something to contribute to whatever the article is about.
How would you add #16 to this list? What would you put down? Something to think about…which might qualify YOU to be one of the great thinkers too!
Enjoy.
15 Worthy Resolutions from Some Great Thinkers:
Thoreau: Walk and Be More Present
Virginia Woolf: Keep a Diary
Seneca: Make Your Life Wide Rather Than Long
Anna Deavere Smith: Define Yourself
Alan Watts: Break Free From Your Ego
Carol Dweck: Cultivate a Growth Mindset
Benjamin Franklin: Turn Haters Into Fans
Hannah Arendt: Think Rather Than Know
Anne Lamott: Let Go of Perfectionism
Carl Sagan: Master Critical Thinking
Rebecca Solnit: Get Lost To Find Yourself
Bruce Lee: Be Like Water
Maya Angelou: Choose Courage Over Cynicism
Emerson: Cultivate True Friendship
Eleanor Roosevelt: Live By Your Own Standards
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