If you are an extrovert, feel free to skip this article. If you are introverted, please read on. This will be important. The world is full of loud people constantly spouting forth ego and ignorance, trying to fit in with social norms, and attempting to impose those same expectations on […]
When I was 17 or 18 years old, one day I sat down and drew a line on a piece of paper. I don’t remember why I did so, but it turned out to be a special moment. At the beginning of the line was a dot, with another about […]
In William B. Irvine’s A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy, he uses a term I’d never heard before, especially in connection with Roman philosophers. Yet, after reading his book, then quickly devouring the works of Aurelius, Epictetus, Musonius Rufus, and Seneca, I discovered that […]
The morning meditation of the ancient Roman Stoic and Emperor Marcus Aurelius prepared him for his day. His words are important, but I doubt he expected anyone to treat them as a dogmatic ritual to be recited every morning. (Although, he probably wouldn’t have minded it either.) No, it’s not […]
One evening, a guest on a night time talk show caught me a bit off guard. The program is normally about politics and world events, with the occasional pop star guest at the end, promoting their latest film or television series. But this guest, Nick Offerman, famous for being a […]
