The 3 Procrastination Traps and How to Avoid Them
A short, practical one on why we put things off and how to stop. I look at where procrastination actually comes from, why the hardest part is almost always the first few minutes of resistance, and how...
29 Aug 20248min
Embody the Stoic Dichotomy of Control: Meditation Practice
A meditation to practise the most useful idea in Stoicism until it actually sticks. The dichotomy of control is simple to say and hard to live: some things are yours (your thoughts, your actions, your...
10 Aug 202411min
The Mind Illuminated (TMI) Stage Two Meditation (1 Hour)
A full hour of guided practice for Stage Two of The Mind Illuminated, John Yates' map of meditation. Stage Two is all about the wandering mind: noticing sooner when your attention has drifted off the ...
6 Aug 20241h 1min
Daily Stoic Meditation for Wisdom
A guided version of the Stoic daily mindful review, the practice of looking back over your day with honest eyes. You move through your thoughts, emotions, speech and actions, not to beat yourself up, ...
22 Juli 202412min
3 Pillars of Skilful Communication Cheatsheet
Most communication advice is a pile of tips. This one is a compact framework you can actually hold in your head. I draw on the CIT model (cognitive interpersonal therapy) and Stoic philosophy to lay o...
14 Juli 202415min
Mind Illuminated Stage One Meditation: Foundational Practice
If you are just starting to meditate, start here. This guided session is built on Stage One of The Mind Illuminated, where the whole job is simply turning up: establishing a steady, regular practice b...
10 Juli 20241h 1min
Facing Mortality: A Stoic Death Meditation
A guided meditation on the one certainty we spend most of our lives avoiding. Drawing on Epictetus, Marcus Aurelius and Seneca, this practice helps you sit with the fact of your own death, not to frig...
7 Juli 202415min
Stoic Meditation For Cravings And Attachment
Marcus Aurelius had a habit of stripping the glamour off things he wanted: the fine wine is just fermented grapes, the expensive meal is dead animal and plants. This guided meditation puts that practi...
6 Juni 202410min
