Attention Is Without A Doubt The Most Powerful Thing There Is, Here’s Why
Concentrate, just… concentrate. I recently watched a video featuring Jordan Peterson discussing the Egyptian god Horus, who was highly revered by the Egyptians. Horus is often represented by an eye,...
View ArticleBear the Pain and Play Your Role
Life is full of pain and suffering. We are told that we shouldn’t suffer and that we should always be in a state of, if not bliss, at least contentedness. The Buddha knew better. His first truth of...
View ArticleThe Practical Uses of the Stoic “Premeditation of Evils” Exercise, or How to...
“He robs present ills of their power who has perceived their coming beforehand.” Seneca Not too long ago, I started going out with a girl. We went out a couple of times, and frankly, I was excited....
View ArticleHow Values, Awareness, and Habits Can Help Escape the Dirty Traps of Modern Life
A young Spartan boy, while being flogged, was careful not to cry, not to flick or blink as the whip cut the skin in his back. It was important for Spartans not to show any kind of weakness or be weak...
View ArticleMaking the Hard Choices: How Consistent Effort Shapes Your Destiny
“Excellence is never an accident. It is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, and intelligent execution; it represents the wise choice of many alternatives – choice, not chance,...
View ArticleThe Art of Living: Courage, Process, and Embracing the Everyday Grind
“The fool, with all his other faults, has this also, he is always getting ready to live.” – Epicurus Courage: The Stoic Approach Courage isn’t only about heroic acts in grand battles; it’s about the...
View ArticleThe Ultramarathon of Life: The Power of Never Stopping
There’s a familiar line that echoed through my mind as I participated in a grueling 35k race in the Sierra Tarahumara this past weekend: “Run if you can, walk if you must, but whatever you do, don’t...
View ArticleYour Beliefs, Your Reality: The Power to Redefine Comfort in Any Circumstance
“The first principle of practical Stoicism is this: we don’t react to events; we react to our judgments about them, and the judgments are up to us.” ― Ward Farnsworth, The Practicing Stoic We’ve all...
View ArticleThe Illusion of Originality
“I have gathered a posy of other men’s flowers, and nothing but the thread that binds them is mine own.” – Montaigne Scrolling through Instagram, you might find yourself pausing at pictures of guys...
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Unshakable Peace: Why Your Inner World Matters Most
So use all that is called Fortune. Most men gamble with her, and gain all, and lose all, as her wheel rolls. But do thou leave as unlawful these winnings, and deal with Cause and Effect, the...
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