How to Overcome Intellectual Anxiety

In this video I draw lessons from Soren Kierkegaard for how to overcome intellectual anxiety.

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00:00 Introduction
02:00 (1) A Framework for Understanding Anxiety
03:39 Anxiety is Powerful
06:34 Two Caveats About Interpreting Kierkegaard
09:54 Anxiety Can be Productive
17:31 (2) A Strategy for Overcoming Anxiety
17:53 Sincerity
19:24 Curiosity
21:59 Patience
25:58 Experience
29:03 Faith
30:36 Wrapping Up