Oct
08
How Does It Benefit Me? (Newsletter 015)
We are not entitled to unlimited freedom at the expense of our fellow citizens.
7 min read
Happiness
These posts cover how we make ourselves happy, and how to combat unhappiness.
Sep
24
You Will Be What I Am (Newsletter 013)
You could get no clearer picture of what lies in your personal future than to study your parents' generation. But this is a lesson we take up unwillingly.
4 min read
Sep
23
026 - On Senior Citizens - Moral Letters for Modern Times
If we want a true test of our training, we must check our thoughts against the one fate we can be sure is destined to come our way.
2 min read
Sep
10
A Conversation Is The Worst Way To Communicate (Newsletter 011)
If you want to increase your chances of being heard by your conversational partner, try approaching your next conversation with only one goal: listening to the other person and understanding their point.
5 min read
Sep
01
The Oppressed Olympics
2 min read
Aug
27
How Not To Get Rich (Newsletter 009)
Alas, for many their salary is no indication of their likelihood to become wealthy.
5 min read
Aug
20
How To Avoid Too Much Of A Good Thing (Newsletter 008)
It is not always true that something good in a modest amount is better in greater amounts
4 min read
Aug
17
5 Things I Learned About Quitting From 20 Years Of Running
You can accomplish great things if you keep going. You almost always can do more than you initially think.
7 min read
Aug
13
In Case You Are Too Busy To Read This (Newsletter 007)
Only now, like a nomad coming upon a flowering oasis after wandering in the barren desert, do I find that I have been forsaking some of the things that make life rich and meaningful.
5 min read
Jul
30
No, The Stoics Were Not Joyless Grouches (Newsletter 005)
Knowing the difference between wanting something, even wanting it badly, and needing it in order to feel happy, is useful in life.
2 min read