Day 49 · Q1: Self-Knowledge · February 18, 2026
Pause. Breathe. Begin.
I . L E C T I O
Immanuel Kant
Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals, 1785
“Act only according to that maxim whereby you can at the same time will that it should become a universal law.”
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C O N T E X T
Kant's categorical imperative is the most rigorous test of moral action ever proposed. It asks not whether an action feels right, but whether it could logically apply to everyone.
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I I . M E D I T A T I O
“If everyone acted as you did today, what kind of world would result?”
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I I I . S C R I P T I O
Write one sentence about one action you took today that you would not want universalized.
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I V . C O N N E X I O
How does today's reading connect to what you have read before?
This practice exists because of readers like you.
Sustain it →Tomorrow's passage, delivered at dawn.