I’m in California or Mexico right now (probably), so for a few weeks, this is a collection of all my favourite questions I’ve thought … More
Category: Whyism
Everything you do, do it for a reason – The Philosophy of: Miyamoto Musashi [pt.1]
Do Nothing, which is of no use. – Miyamoto Musashi Scrolling through your Instagram news feed for 35 minutes ‘just because, you … More
The philosophy of Snufkin pt.3 [Snufkin and Socrates on knowing yourself]
In a lot of ways, Snufkin is my hero. Because of this, this and also this. And there’s similarities between Snufkin … More
Why you do it: Handwriting and sending letters overseas like it’s 1997
Socrates said that an unexamined life is not worth living. And as is one without purpose. A purpose for everything we … More
Did Marcus Aurelius steal my idea (1800-1900 years ago)?
This is what my site’s about: And this is what Marcus wrote in Meditations (10:37): At every action, no matter by whom … More
That goal or thing or milestone… do you want it, or do you WANT TO WANT it?
Last week, I had this conversation with one of English students, who needs to rapidly improve his English to pass … More
Actually actually
If you searched this site for any word, I would’ve thought that you’d get the most hits for ‘Seneca‘ or … More
On Challenging Yourself
If someone responds to the question, ‘Why do you want to do that?’ with: ‘To challenge myself’, what does that … More
The three questions that changed my life and could change yours
Understanding yourself, life and what truly matters isn’t about getting answers –it’s about asking questions. And knowing exactly which ones … More
ACTUALLY… if you’ve set yourself a challenge, THIS is the difference between you and anyone else who ever did the same
Yesterday I wrote that this is the difference between you and anyone else who set out to do anything tough, … More