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What Plutarch's Ship Can Teach You About Your Calendar

Why the question isn't "are you still you" but "who's doing the choosing"
Gustave Caillebotte, Man at a Window (1876). Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Gustave Caillebotte, Man at a Window (1876). Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

The Ship of Theseus is older and stranger than most people realize — it was first a dock in Athens, not a thought experiment. This piece gives you its real history, what it actually argues about identity, and three small tools for making sure you’re the one replacing the planks of your week, not just watching it happen.

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