#206: How To Avoid Mediocrity According To Alan Watts
Alan Watts was a British philosopher who spoke about modern life and is credited with bringing Zen Buddhism to the Western World, and is often thought of as an autodidact, which is education without the guidance of masters. From episodes 203-211 we unpack his philosophy and why he thought the stage-based education system was cruel.
\nToday we unpack the pockets of society that cultivate a 'practiced mediocrity' according to Watts... and how to avoid this.
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\nSign up at https://withjoewehbe.com/everything-joe/Full blog post corresponding to episodes 203-211 on Alan Watts' philosophy applied to education
\nhttps://withjoewehbe.com/2022/01/14/alan-watts-on-education-for-unreality/