Wisdom

The Greeks called it Phronesis and the philosophers of the enlightenment called it Judgment. We call it Wisdom. Whatever it is called, we all strive for it, and Phronimos curates ways to develop it.

Open Your Mind Open mindedness is the foundation of wisdom. This includes the ability to resonate with ideas that are beyond our immediate grasp. Voltaire once said, when asked a question he could not apprehend, that it was “outside of the glow of his lamp.” Phronimos aims to expand the glow of each of our lamps. Not just to know more, but also to understand more — that is wisdom.

Wisdom is having:
Open-mindedness
Curiosity
Creativity
Perspective
Meaning
Values
Compassion
Purpose

Wisdom requires emotional intelligence, as well as moral intelligence. With wisdom, we can make choices that will result in living a worthwhile life. Moreover, wisdom includes having the spiritual and psychological strengths to attain those wisely chosen goals.

Wisdom emerges from the development of: Self-Awareness Excellence Flourishing