{"id":87200,"date":"2018-03-02T16:11:14","date_gmt":"2018-03-02T14:11:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?p=87200"},"modified":"2018-03-02T16:11:14","modified_gmt":"2018-03-02T14:11:14","slug":"be-humble-and-other-lessons-from-the-philosophy-of-water","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?p=87200","title":{"rendered":"Be humble \u2014 and other lessons from the philosophy of water"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"max-width:854px\">\n<div style=\"position:relative;height:0;padding-bottom:56.25%\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.ted.com\/talks\/raymond_tang_be_humble_and_other_lessons_from_the_philosophy_of_water\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" style=\"position:absolute;left:0;top:0;width:100%;height:100%\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>How do we find fulfillment in a world that&#8217;s constantly changing? Raymond Tang struggled with this question until he came across the ancient Chinese philosophy of the Tao Te Ching. In it, he found a passage comparing goodness to water, an idea he&#8217;s now applying to his everyday life. In this charming talk, he shares three lessons he&#8217;s learned so far from the &#8220;philosophy of water.&#8221; &#8220;What would water do?&#8221; Tang asks. &#8220;This simple and powerful question &#8230; has changed my life for the better.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How do we find fulfillment in a world that&#8217;s constantly changing? Raymond Tang struggled with this question until he came across the ancient Chinese philosophy of the Tao Te Ching. In it, he found a passage comparing goodness to water, an idea he&#8217;s now applying to his everyday life. 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