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
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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
It’s Not Enough to Be Right—You Also Have to Be Kind
There is a story about Jeff Bezos from when he was a young boy. He was with his grandparents, both of whom were smokers. Bezos had recently heard an anti-smoking PSA on the radio that explained how