Moral Letters
034 - On A Successor's Success - Moral Letters for Modern Times
If the sincere student is not ready, the teacher is not done.
Philosophy
These posts deal with philosophy, and more broadly the question of how to live a good life
Moral Letters
033 - On Instagram-Worthy Quotes - Moral Letters for Modern Times
You mustn’t take the headline for the whole of the message, but rather read on.
Moral Letters
032 - On Continuous Improvement - Moral Letters for Modern Times
The steady progress we make by never stopping is a gift that compounds. Step by step, you pull away, and the crowd can never catch you.
Moral Letters
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.
Moral Letters
030 - On Reaping What Has Been Sown - Moral Letters for Modern Times
For all the time that we spend worrying about things that may never happen, how much do we contemplate the one thing we can be sure of?
Moral Letters
029 - On Easy Lessons - Moral Letters for Modern Times
Everywhere we turn, we are confronted with the incredible shrinking attention span.
Moral Letters
028 - On Traveling To Change - Moral Letters for Modern Times
What does it matter how many miles you put on your shoes if you do not first orient yourself in the desired direction?
Moral Letters
027 - On Things Of Lasting Value - Moral Letters for Modern Times
Not all appreciate that hard work and sacrifice are not just the price for rewards, but a necessary precondition for valuing them.
Newsletters
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.
Moral Letters
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.
Moral Letters
025 - On Admitting Mistakes - Moral Letters for Modern Times
Now I ask you to ask yourself whether you can say you have never strayed from the path.
Moral Letters
024 - On Conquering Fear - Moral Letters for Modern Times
I will tell you how to banish the demons that bedevil you.