A friend wrote to me today telling me it’s been an ‘interesting’ time for me lately. Now, you don’t need to … More
Category: Stoicism
All the people in your life, all your memories, all your good (and bad) times = one blink.
Blink. Done? Okay, so in an average life of 75 years you’ve got 2.4 billion seconds. A blink of your eyes … More
How to deal with anger (and getting boxed in the ear by a random)
What do you consider ‘successful’? Being rich? Famous? Attractive? Running a company that sells millions of dollars worth of some … More
Practise Stoicism when things are calm and you don’t need it so you’re ready when they’re not and you do
The principles of Stoicism are easy to put into practice when stuff’s going well. To express gratitude for what you … More
Ben Lee wrote about my blog (well, a line)
This happened today (well, actually last week, but I don’t check my Facebook because I have 0 Facebook friends): That’s … More
You know nothing and neither do I and neither did these guys. And that’s okay.
Spanning over 2300 years, there’s one thing that bound Plato’s Socrates, Henry David Thoreau and Confucius together: They all knew … More
This could be your last day on Earth. Okay, go.
If this were the last day you were going to be alive, what would you do? And at the end … More