Index of My Writing: Explore by Subject

Nicolas Rufino dos Santos

2 min readOct 26, 2021

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Philosophy

“The Art of Dying”: a valuable message from Bruce Lee about our ego.

In his constant search for self-knowledge, Bruce Lee produced a lot of valuable messages that apply not only to martial…

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“Be a Light To Yourself” — 3 Essential Points on Self-Knowledge in Philosophy

Unlike to common sense, self-knowledge serves not only to obtain quality of life, but to understand the conflicts of…

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Excessive Motivation and Demanding Too Much from Yourself is Making You Feel Tired and Depressive.

How the pressure for ever better performances produces new forms of psychological violence and affects you without you…

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Calmness is the Greatest Expression of Psychological Security and Self-Control.

Eastern Philosophy teaches us that direct confrontation is not always the best solution for deal with insult and…

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Jiddu Krishnamurti: Bruce Lee’s Philosophical Martial Arts Inspiration.

How Bruce Lee used Jiddu Krishnamurti’s philosophy to recover his energies and develop self-knowledge in the martial…

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A Brief Text to Thank God and Tao for the Life I Have

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Wu Wei: Lao Zi’s Key to the Tao

Wu Wei is a teaching that runs throughout Lao Zi’s classic work, the Tao Te Ching. In this article, I propose to…

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The Life Lessons I Learned from Ayrton Senna

Senna taught valuable life lessons in interviews. I learned a lot from him by reading and watching this material. And…

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The Importance of Kant’s Critique of Pure Reason for Epistemology

Considered a necessary work with a profound impact in the field of philosophy, Immanuel Kant addresses a central issue…

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Virtue Ethics and Utilitarianism: An Approach by Appearances

One of the fundamental differences between human beings and other animals lies in the possibility of sophisticating…

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Biographies

Eric Voegelin — A Brief Biography (Part 1)

This series of texts will briefly present the biography of Eric Voegelin.

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Eric Voegelin - A Brief Biography (Part 2)

Eric Voegelin writes about the importance of a circle of individuals such as Stefan George Kreis and Karl Kraus. The…

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Reading and Writing

Valuable Writing Lessons from Stephen King

A short list of valuable Stephen King writing tips I took from his book, “On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft”, for young…

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Life After Valve: An Interview with Marc Laidlaw

The writer of Half-Life gave me an exclusive interview about writing and the gaming industry.

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10 Tips to Improve Your Writing

Writing is an art, therefore there is no set formula to follow. I don’t want to make rules, only to share my knowledge…

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7 Tips to Improve Your Reading

Reading is the best way to absorb knowledge, but it is an active skill that can be improved by practice. In this text…

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Nicolas Rufino dos Santos

Written by Nicolas Rufino dos Santos

PhD student in Administration - Ethics, Virtues and Moral Dilemmas in Administration. Florianópolis, SC, Brasil. Contact: nicolasrufino4@gmail.com

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