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Second Thoughts on Whether Self-Knowledge Is Overrated

In my recent post “Is Self-Knowledge Overrated?,” I cast doubt on what I called the Socratic principle, the notion that self-examination in the broadest sense—contemplating not just your life but life in general, the human condition–leads to happiness and virtue.

ESC Hosts Annual Casino Night

On Wednesday, October 25, the Ethnic Student Council (ESC) hosted their annual Casino Night. For the evening, Babbio Atrium was turned into a casino, where students were able to play casino games for a chance to win prizes.

It’s been real

This is surreal. I am more than half-way done with my undergraduate education here at Stevens. You always hear graduates go on and on about how fast college flies by, but I can truly say that it hasn’t even felt like a week since I moved away and began the rest of my life here in Hoboken.

Show up and do the damn thing

If you know me, you know that I’m an avid indoor cyclist. And if you really know me, you know that if it weren’t for my profound love for all things science, I’d most likely be rockin’ it on the podium of a SoulCycle studio.

The One About Living

“There’s a point when you start to wonder whose life it is when people are making all the decisions for you.

Is Self-Knowledge Overrated?

An axiom of intellectual traditions east and west is that scrutinizing yourself and humanity in general makes you a better person.