It angers me to see armed defenders at the bottom of Lost Cause statues, adding a renewed threat of violence to icons that are themselves part of an ideology of violence and intimidation.
We all have goals: We want to matter. We want to be important. We want to have freedom and power to pursue our creative work. We want respect from our peers and recognition for our accomplishments. No...
There must be a reason to share it and the means to do so.
The only real failure is abandoning your principles.
Silence is the respite of the confident and the strong.
Humble in our aspirations Gracious in our success Resilient in our failures
Blogs are assailed on all sides, by the crushing economics of the business, dishonest sources, inhuman deadlines, pageview quotas, inaccurate information, greedy publishers, poor training, the demands...
Think of the cold sweat when you’re stressed about money,
If you find yourself in a hole, stop digging.
Vivre sans temps mort. (Live without wasted time.) —PARISIAN POLITICAL SLOGAN
Stoicism as the ideal personal operating system
Steve Jobs was famous for what observers called his reality distortion field. Part motivational tactic, part sheer drive and ambition, this field made him notoriously dismissive of phrases such as It...
Life without a design is erratic. As soon as one is in place, principles become necessary. I think you’ll concede that nothing is more shameful than uncertain and wavering conduct, and beating a cowar...
Here’s a lesson to test your mind’s mettle: take part of a week in which you have only the most meager and cheap food, dress scantly in shabby clothes, and ask yourself if this is really the worst tha...
Character is a powerful defense in a world that would love to be able to seduce you, buy you, tempt you, and change you. If you know what you believe and why you believe it, you’ll avoid poisonous rel...
The worst is yet to come.
See much, study much, suffer much, that is the path to wisdom.
Not me, you think.
Keep a list before your mind of those who burned with anger and resentment about something, of even the most renowned for success, misfortune, evil deeds, or any special distinction. Then ask yourself...
Here, we are setting out to do something. We have a goal, a calling, a new beginning. Every great journey begins here—yet far too many of us never reach our intended destination. Ego more often than n...