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Day 79 · Q1: Self-Knowledge · March 20, 2026
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Pause. Breathe. Begin.
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I . L E C T I O
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Marcus Aurelius
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Meditations, Book V, §16
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“The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.”
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C O N T E X T
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Marcus warns against the comfort of conformity. Majority opinion is no guarantee of truth — and throughout history, the majority has often been spectacularly wrong.
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I I . M E D I T A T I O
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“Where are you following the majority against your own better judgment?”
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Scriptio & Connexio await you there.
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