EP51 - On rewards
Why should we do the right thing, just because it's right? Or because we want to? Doing the right thing for the right reasons requires no balloons, pats on the back or acknowledgment from a loved one....
18 Touko 202011min
EP50 - What is some good I can get from myself today?
Bad habits and accidental habits are easy. They require no work, they just into our lives and remain, seemingly forever. The problem with habits (intentional habits) is that they initially require a l...
9 Touko 20206min
EP49 - Finding the hidden recesses of uncontrollable guilt
Personal development is a lifelong work. Stoicism is no different. Despite trying my best to be stoic, I found a hidden corner of failure. The COVID-19 virus exposed me to a litany of blind spots I di...
3 Touko 20205min
EP48 - Getting thoughts out of your head
We all know the feeling of laying in bed with thoughts endlessly swirling around. How do we get those thoughts out of our head? You need to put them there. The answer is in the simplicity Cover photo ...
26 Huhti 20208min
EP 47 - What would less look like?
Stoicism teaches us to look inward, and to do more with less. Prior to COVID-19 it was difficult to imagine how much I could trim. I delayed buying a new car, cut back going to dinner, had less exotic...
17 Huhti 20205min
EP46 - Counterfeit advice
We are wary of counterfeit money in certain circumstances but are less wary of counterfeit ideas from others or even ourselves. From my blog series here
11 Huhti 20207min
EP45 - A fisherman who can't fish
A fisherman who cannot go to sea prepares his nets. I grew up with kids who’s fathers were fisherman. I remember how on windy days they’d have fishing nets strewn along the length of their huge concr...
7 Huhti 20203min
EP44 - It's never as bad as it gets
As we battle through this 2020 pandemic, it's easy to feel that things can't get much worse. They can get much worse but they probably won't. From my blog series here
4 Huhti 20206min
