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Long-term thinking vs. short-term thinking: Explore the ancient tension between living for tomorrow and living for today—not to resolve it, but to see how this very tension shapes your choices. You'll discover you're doing both, usually without realizing it.

Discover how the hidden tension between living for today and tomorrow unknowingly shapes every choice you make in your life.

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Concepts in this course
Concept
Hsü: The Power of Emptiness
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Return as Natural Law
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Stillness Within Motion
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The Hidden Dragon: Potential Before Expression
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The Paradox of Reversal
AI prompts in this course
AI Prompt
If You're Honest About Long-term thinking vs. short-term thinking...
AI Prompt
Where Are You with Long-term thinking vs. short-term thinking?
AI Prompt
What Do You Actually Want with Long-term thinking vs. short-term thinking?
AI Prompt
A Hard Question About Long-term thinking vs. short-term thinking
AI Prompt
The Long-term thinking vs. short-term thinking Question You're Avoiding
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Journey
The Examined Path Through Long-term thinking vs. short-term thinking
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