This man healed what psychologists couldn't: Søren Kierkegaard It's...
Tim Denning@Tim_Denning
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Nov 01, 2025
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This man healed what psychologists couldn't:
Søren Kierkegaard
It's impossible to be depressed, stressed, or anxious after understanding his philosophy
Here's his 7-step approach to reprogramming your mind that'll set you free: 🧵
Søren Kierkegaard
It's impossible to be depressed, stressed, or anxious after understanding his philosophy
Here's his 7-step approach to reprogramming your mind that'll set you free: 🧵
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Modern culture is now black & white.
You either voted red or blue. Or you love Elon or hate him. Nuance is lost.
Everything has become polarizing. People have been dumbed down to conform.
This is why Søren Kierkegaard's work is making a comeback.
You either voted red or blue. Or you love Elon or hate him. Nuance is lost.
Everything has become polarizing. People have been dumbed down to conform.
This is why Søren Kierkegaard's work is making a comeback.
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Søren Kierkegaard is the father of existentialism.
This made him one of the most influential philosophers in history.
His work explored themes of faith, individuality, anxiety, despair, and the meaning of existence.
This made him one of the most influential philosophers in history.
His work explored themes of faith, individuality, anxiety, despair, and the meaning of existence.
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His core ideas can save society & prevent brain rot:
• Truth is subjective
• Real success requires passion, suffering & personal struggle
• Learn from individual experience
• Embrace uncertainty as a superpower
Here's his 7-step approach to reprogramming your mind:
• Truth is subjective
• Real success requires passion, suffering & personal struggle
• Learn from individual experience
• Embrace uncertainty as a superpower
Here's his 7-step approach to reprogramming your mind:
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1. “The greatest hazard of all, losing one’s self, can occur very quietly in the world, as if it were nothing at all.”
Climbing the corporate ladder leads to this.
Trying to fit in is just as bad.
Death, failure, and poverty are nowhere near as bad as living inauthentically.
Becoming lost in life can take years and it's unconscious.
You slip into routines, accept norms, chase what others chase.
From the outside, you might look successful and “normal,” but inside you’ve quietly settled for less than you can be.
Climbing the corporate ladder leads to this.
Trying to fit in is just as bad.
Death, failure, and poverty are nowhere near as bad as living inauthentically.
Becoming lost in life can take years and it's unconscious.
You slip into routines, accept norms, chase what others chase.
From the outside, you might look successful and “normal,” but inside you’ve quietly settled for less than you can be.
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2. “Anxiety is the dizziness of freedom.”
Anxiety isn’t a problem. It’s proof you’re free.
That idea can save people from:
• wasting time in therapy
• adopting limiting labels
• taking happy pills
Anxiety isn’t a problem. It’s proof you’re free.
That idea can save people from:
• wasting time in therapy
• adopting limiting labels
• taking happy pills
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3. “Life can only be understood backwards. But it must be lived forwards.”
Stop waiting for the right time. You will never have enough information.
Success only makes sense when you look back on it. It can't be planned or predicted.
Stop waiting for the right time. You will never have enough information.
Success only makes sense when you look back on it. It can't be planned or predicted.
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4. “To dare is to lose one’s footing momentarily. Not to dare is to lose oneself.”
Risking failure is far less dangerous than never trying.
What kills you on the inside are the fantasies of what you could have done...
Not the memories of what you actually did. One could argue dying with great memories is the goal
Risking failure is far less dangerous than never trying.
What kills you on the inside are the fantasies of what you could have done...
Not the memories of what you actually did. One could argue dying with great memories is the goal
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5. “The crowd is untruth.”
Do the opposite of 99% of people if you want to be happy & successful.
The norm is cheap dopamine, being overweight, outrage, news, politics & working for a company that'd happily lay you off for no reason.
The weird thing about many modern conspiracy theories is a lot of them ended up having some truth to them.
That's how badly we're brainwashed and lied to.
Do the opposite of 99% of people if you want to be happy & successful.
The norm is cheap dopamine, being overweight, outrage, news, politics & working for a company that'd happily lay you off for no reason.
The weird thing about many modern conspiracy theories is a lot of them ended up having some truth to them.
That's how badly we're brainwashed and lied to.
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6. “Doubt is conquered by faith, just as it is faith which has brought doubt into the world.”
Commit fully to something you can’t prove in advance.
That’s what creators, entrepreneurs, and anyone chasing a vision does.
You bet on yourself before the results are visible.
Commit fully to something you can’t prove in advance.
That’s what creators, entrepreneurs, and anyone chasing a vision does.
You bet on yourself before the results are visible.
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7. “Despair is the sickness unto death.”
Losing touch with your real self is a kind of living death. You’re alive, but not really living.
This happens by:
• denying your individuality
• fleeing from responsibility
• refusing to chase your purpose
It’s not a sickness of the body, but of the self.
You can look completely healthy & alive, but be spiritually “dying” inside if you live in despair.
The sickness doesn’t kill you, it keeps you alive, but is cut off from your true self.
Losing touch with your real self is a kind of living death. You’re alive, but not really living.
This happens by:
• denying your individuality
• fleeing from responsibility
• refusing to chase your purpose
It’s not a sickness of the body, but of the self.
You can look completely healthy & alive, but be spiritually “dying” inside if you live in despair.
The sickness doesn’t kill you, it keeps you alive, but is cut off from your true self.
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Carl Jung was deeply influenced by Kierkegaard.
“The privilege of a lifetime is to become who you truly are" is almost a quote Kierkegaard said.
Victor Frankl’s book "Man’s Search for Meaning" is basically Kierkegaard applied to real life in a concentration camp.
“The privilege of a lifetime is to become who you truly are" is almost a quote Kierkegaard said.
Victor Frankl’s book "Man’s Search for Meaning" is basically Kierkegaard applied to real life in a concentration camp.
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The benefit of Kierkegaard's way of living:
• It costs $0
• It sets your mind free
• You can ignore critics
• You can embrace free speech
• You can build your own business online
• You can be yourself in all your weirdness
• It costs $0
• It sets your mind free
• You can ignore critics
• You can embrace free speech
• You can build your own business online
• You can be yourself in all your weirdness
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Society is getting dumber by the day.
The internet is a firehose of useless content and endless distractions.
Kierkegaard's philosophy is the antidote to these chaotic times.
The internet is a firehose of useless content and endless distractions.
Kierkegaard's philosophy is the antidote to these chaotic times.
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