Nov
19
Would You Rather Win The Silver Or Bronze Medal? (Newsletter 021)
What you feel about a situation depends on where you direct your gaze.
5 min read
Happiness
These posts cover how we make ourselves happy, and how to combat unhappiness.
Nov
18
042 - On The Meaning Of Life - Moral Letters for Modern Times
How do we find meaning? By learning to identify all those things that are meaningless, and serve only to weigh us down: public opinion and trends; fashion, fame, and fortune; anger, envy, and longing.
3 min read
Nov
15
041 - On Looking Within - Moral Letters for Modern Times
For us to know the true worth of something, we must look beyond the packaging. And this takes time.
3 min read
Nov
12
Can You Succeed At Work Without Working Hard? (Newsletter 020)
You will always outcompete someone who is not willing to put in the same time as you. I refer not just to hours spent working, but in learning how not to waste time, and how productively to use the time you have focused on the right priorities.
6 min read
Nov
08
039 - On Drinking Deeply - Moral Letters for Modern Times
Think of a summary as but a sip, nourishing if it comes after a full meal, but leaving you empty if you have consumed nothing before it.
3 min read
Nov
01
037 - On Keeping Your Promise - Moral Letters for Modern Times
It should give you pause to consider that the great many who think themselves in possession of their faculties are in fact being mindlessly swept along.
2 min read
Oct
28
036 - On Defining Your Own Success - Moral Letters for Modern Times
To follow your own mind, especially when it directs a course that goes against all others, is the greatest achievement.
2 min read
Oct
22
How Will You Be Remembered? (Newsletter 017)
If you would not be judged by your worst moment, do not be quick to judge others for theirs.
5 min read
Oct
21
034 - On A Successor's Success - Moral Letters for Modern Times
If the sincere student is not ready, the teacher is not done.
2 min read
Oct
11
031 - On The Value Of Work - Moral Letters for Modern Times
The true value of work is when it brings you not possessions, but self-possession, and knowledge of what is worth pursuing and what can be safely cast aside.
3 min read