Troy Drayton

The Cobblestone Flowerpot Troy Drayton

There's a pattern in the areas of life that make us feel insecure, unfulfilled, and stranded. The pain we endure from these areas stem from an ideology that's been instilled within us throughout our entire life; an ideology of helplessness. Merging philosophers like Friedrich Nietzsche, Plato, Sigmund Freud, and Marcus Aurelius, with the minds of iconic figures like Langston Hughes, Tupac, and Joseph Campbell, The Cobblestone Flowerpot provides new perspectives to life's most challenging recurring themes and forces readers to push back on conventional thought. 27 Challenges. 1 Pattern. Chapter 1: On Life
Chapter 2: On Purpose
Chapter 3: On Happiness
Chapter 4: On Love & Relationships
Chapter 5: On Profit Based Education
Chapter 6: On Principles
Chapter 7: On Ownership
Chapter 8: On Self-Love
Chapter 9: On Captivity
Chapter 10: On Ideas
Chapter 11: On Gender Roles
Chapter 12: On Authority
Chapter 13: On Nostalgia
Chapter 14: On Anxiety & Perfection
Chapter 15: On Kindness
Chapter 16: On Technology & Social Media
Chapter 17: On Spirituality
Chapter 18: On Money & Value
Chapter 19: On Growth
Chapter 20: On Fame
Chapter 21: On Absence & Misfortune
Chapter 22: On Choice & Probability
Chapter 23: On Idolatry
Chapter 24: On Ego & Humility
Chapter 25: On Introverts
Chapter 26: On Honesty & Transparency
Chapter 27: On Death In a genre that is seldom explored by African-Americans, Troy gives readers a unique look into philosophy from the perspective of a black writer from Harlem. Instagram: @thecobblestoneflowerpot