Moral Letters
052 - On Role Models - Moral Letters for Modern Times
Those who see much while believing they know little are much rarer and more valuable than those who believe they know much and consequently see little.
James Bellerjeau
Moral Letters
051 - On Seven Popular Places - Moral Letters for Modern Times
For those who are training their minds, solitude may be the best way to avoid early unwelcome tests. If you do not wish to be tempted, do not wander blithely through the bazaar of modern desires.
Newsletters
With Experience Comes ... Patience (Newsletter 025)
Is there any way to become mindful without age and experience? I believe philosophy holds a potential key, and Stoicism in particular. It is mindfulness itself that grants us agency over our thoughts. We can think ourselves unwell, or well.
Moral Letters
050 - On Those Who Will Not See - Moral Letters for Modern Times
Many people are the architects of their own misery, never realizing that with similar effort and much less worry they could just as easily be about the building of a personal paradise.
Moral Letters
049 - On How All Things End - Moral Letters for Modern Times
Now I am aged myself, though I did not note time’s magic as it worked upon me. I woke up one day to see some potion had taken its effect, and wizened my face before I’ve managed to bring wisdom to my eyes.
Newsletters
I Want It Now! (Newsletter 024)
It seems like many politicians view themselves as entertainers first, and legislators or representatives a distant second. After all, you must be popular to be elected, the thinking goes
Moral Letters
048 - On Word Games And Worthy Matters - Moral Letters for Modern Times
People spend their time in want and worry, and their earnest efforts are destined to futility because they are working towards ends that can never make them happy. They want possessions, promotions, and power, and worry that what they have obtained will be taken from them.
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If You Ask The Wrong Questions...
Because we do not like feeling uncomfortable, our natural tendency is to seek out information that conforms to our existing beliefs and to ignore conflicting information.
Moral Letters
047 - On Bosses And Underlings - Moral Letters for Modern Times
It betrays real cruelty to knowingly treat another as beneath you simply because they serve you. But to do so out of ignorance of their inherent worth is an even worse offense to your own worth.
Newsletters
How To Implement A Project With Lackluster Management Support (Newsletter 023)
Telling a hapless manager that ensuring top management support is a critical success factor for their project is more than unhelpful. It's a bit like saying, "OK, first ensure a perpetual source of cheap, clean, renewable energy...."
Moral Letters
046 - On Your New Blog - Moral Letters for Modern Times
Acquire new knowledge while thinking over the old, and you may become a teacher of others.
Moral Letters
045 - On Words And Meaning - Moral Letters for Modern Times
A gifted thinker turns words into more than words by adding meaning. This particular alchemy comes about when we go beyond the surface and address what is of lasting value.