Philosophyspeaking topic
Suppose you learned you would live this exact life, every pain and every joy, over and over for eternity. Would the thought crush you or set you free? Is a life only truly good if it is worth living infinitely many times?
— Nietzsche, eternal recurrence
practice with this topic
Set the timer (5-30 min), take 20 seconds of prep if you like, start talking. Jot your thoughts onto the sticky-note board.
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