A man's pursuit of Greatness.

A man's pursuit of Greatness. A man can spend half his life trying to become someone worth remembering, only to discover he has forgotten how to live. This essay examines the pursuit of greatness through the lives of Theodore Roosevelt, Marcus Aurelius, Seneca, Napoleon, and Michelangelo — and the dangerous line between chasing the image of a great man and truly becoming one. Chapters -- 00:00 The Question He Avoids 02:37 The Distance Between Given and Made 04:17 Marcus Aurelius: Governing Yourself 06:31 Seneca: The Shortness of Life 07:34 Napoleon: Magnitude vs. Moral Greatness 08:39 Two Kinds of Ambition 09:30 Michelangelo: The Work Without Witnesses 10:35 The Long Middle 11:30 Tolerating Being a Beginner Listen to complete audio and find what's in the remaining 6 minutes. A philosophy and psychology video essay on ambition, character, and why true greatness is formed in the unobserved work.#philosophy #stoicism #selfdiscipline #ambition #marcusaurelius #greatness #psychology #videoessay