The Joy of Big, Ambitious Books
I like big, thick, long books. There is nothing I love more than one of those door-stopper biographies. Robert Caro’s series on Lyndon Johnson or The Power Broker. Taylor Branch’s series on MLK. You
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This Question Will Change Your (Reading) Life
When I was a teenager, I began a habit that would change the course of my entire life. I don’t mean to overstate it — it was simple, just a question I would ask the people I met — but without it, I’m
An Ancient Guide To Solving All Work Problems Once And For All
The image of the Zen philosopher is the monk up in the green, quiet hills, or in a beautiful temple on some rocky cliff. The Stoic, on the other hand, is the antithesis of this idea. The Stoic is the
I’m a Millennial and I Don’t Understand My Peers—Not Even a Little Bit
I’ve always had trouble relating to kids in my generation. Other than my wife and a few exceptions, most of my friends are much older and always seem to have been. As I’ve achieved some semblance of
Stoicism isn’t Pessimistic. It’s Boldly Optimistic.
When I was nineteen years old I was told to read a book: Meditations, by the stoic philosopher emperor Marcus Aurelius. Of course, I didn’t fully understand it at the time, again I was a teenager, but