In this episode we unpack American Transcendentalist Philosopher Ralf Waldo Emerson's 1841 essay "Self-Reliance."

The essay explores...

-Why envy is ignorance and imitation is suicide

-Why we hide our true selves

-How to discover who we truly are

Link to Reading

"Self Reliance" by Ralf Waldo Emerson

**note** reading is not required to enjoy the episode!

Host: Zach Stehura    UnpackingIdeas.com

Guest: Jon Lindinger   xenotheory.org (Programs for self-development for young men)

Theme Music: Polyenso