When a person suffers from depression or anxiety, it is because they have been cut off, disconnected, from something they innately need but have lost at some point. That’s the conclusion Johann Hari draws in his book Lost Connections - that every social and psychological cause of depression and anxiety…
Right now we’re all worried about something. The consequences of a past action, the status of a current relationship, how life will turn out for us years from now - whatever it may be, we worry that ultimately it won’t be favourable to us. But what is worry? The Oxford…
Charlie Croker, the wealthy real estate tycoon in Tom Wolfe’s A Man in Full, delivers a striking speech at a press conference about what truly matters in life. He tells the audience that the only thing a person really owns is their character and their way of living. Everything else—wealth,…
If you have an interest in Stoicism, you'll know the names of the most famous ancient Stoics - Marcus Aurelius, Seneca The Younger, and Epictetus. If you enjoy the modern take on the works of these great philosophers, then you'll perhaps also know the likes of Ryan Holiday, Tim Ferriss…
This is an account of day 21 of the 21-Day Daily Stoic Freedom Challenge, for accounts of other days please click here. In Theory The task for day 21 of the 21-Day Daily Stoic Freedom Challenge is to pretend you're watching your own funeral. Like some of the other tasks…
This is an account of day 20 of the 21-Day Daily Stoic Freedom Challenge, for accounts of other days please click here. In Theory The task for day 20 of the 21-Day Daily Stoic Freedom Challenge is to create a pebble jar. Part of the inspiration for this task is…
This is an account of day 19 of the 21-Day Daily Stoic Freedom Challenge, for accounts of other days please click here. In Theory The task for day 19 of the 21-Day Daily Stoic Freedom Challenge is to pick one Stoic passage to memorise. Research suggests that modern technology is…
This is an account of day 18 of the 21-Day Daily Stoic Freedom Challenge, for accounts of other days please click here. In Theory The task for day 18 of the 21-Day Daily Stoic Freedom Challenge is to laugh it out. Per Seneca, “He who laughs has joy. The very…
This is an account of day 17 of the 21-Day Daily Stoic Freedom Challenge, for accounts of other days please click here. In Theory The task for day 17 of the 21-Day Daily Stoic Freedom Challenge is to buy or make a nice gift for someone else and send it…
This is an account of day 16 of the 21-Day Daily Stoic Freedom Challenge, for accounts of other days please click here. In Theory The task for day 16 of the 21-Day Daily Stoic Freedom Challenge is to read an old newspaper. The point is to find evidence that this…
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