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Marcus Aurelius Was A Musclehead
Read more: Marcus Aurelius Was A MuscleheadIt’s not about what’s in the way: it’s about what and who is on the other side.
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Start With Why – And With Why Not?
Read more: Start With Why – And With Why Not?It was you in the study with the lead pipe.
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But Which Way is Up?
Read more: But Which Way is Up?Life is occupied in both perpetuating itself & in surpassing itself; if all it does is maintain itself, then living is only not dying, & human existence is indistinguishable from an absurd vegetation. Simone de Beauvoir Yes, this was the quote of the day yesterday (I recommend reading it first). Same words, different perspective. We…
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Quote of the day: Be the CEO and the accountant of your life
Read more: Quote of the day: Be the CEO and the accountant of your lifeWe don’t live up to the goals we set, instead, we fall to the level of the standards we live by.
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Take Your Meds
Read more: Take Your MedsThe truth may set you free, butb that does not guarantee that you will fight for freedom.
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Why I Hate(d) Ryan Holiday
Read more: Why I Hate(d) Ryan HolidayMy Confession of My Un-Stoic Ways It is foolish to be unhappy now because you were at some time past. RIFFINg on SENECA Dear Ryan, “I hate that guy.” That’s what I heard running through my head when yet another of my favorite podcasts, perhaps The Tim Ferriss Show, Impact Theory, or James Altucher, to…
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The Rise of Jordan Peterson and Stoicism, No Mere Coincidence -Part IV
Read more: The Rise of Jordan Peterson and Stoicism, No Mere Coincidence -Part IV“The pain of existence real. But it can be triumphed over and transcended. You can make yourself bigger than it. The cardinal virtues exist to do this.” J.Peterson
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The Rise of Jordan Peterson and Stoicism, No Mere Coincidence -Part III
Read more: The Rise of Jordan Peterson and Stoicism, No Mere Coincidence -Part III12 Rules for a Stoic Life Responsibility and response: two words that underpin the writings of the Stoics and JordanPeterson. Two words with a common root, the Latin responsum “an answer.” Each of Peterson’s twelve rules come back to two things: a) Life will be hard, how will you respond? The answer is with courage,…
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The Rise of Jordan Peterson and Stoicism: No Mere Coincidence – Part II
Read more: The Rise of Jordan Peterson and Stoicism: No Mere Coincidence – Part IIAn Antidote to the Meaning Crisis Maybe it is not that life has become that much harder, but people have become softer. After ejecting himself from his bullet-ridden aircraft moments before crashing, Fighter Pilot James Stockdale hurdled towards the ground near the main street of a small village in North Vietnam. He whispered to himself:…
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Get Out of My Head: An Invitation or a Notice of Eviction?
Read more: Get Out of My Head: An Invitation or a Notice of Eviction?Who does not strive to have more ownership of their time, their emotions, and by extension, their life? Does that not begin by owning your thoughts? Is any form of strength more important?
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The Rise of Jordan Peterson and Stoicism: No Mere Coincidence – Part I
Read more: The Rise of Jordan Peterson and Stoicism: No Mere Coincidence – Part ISearching for meaning The divergent points of view of the existentialists and the Stoics on the nature of our suffering show that over two millennia the theory regarding the cause of the dis-ease has changed, but the medicine remains essentially the same. In an age where half the population never reads for pleasure, and fewer…
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