I’m writing a book. On what, you ask? Stoicism, of course! My most recent articles have been chapters of The Stoic Tool Kit, and it’ll be open for reading as a complete very soon. So, stay close, and I’ll see you soon!

Death is a topic that has concerned our species always. It is the ultimate end of our lives, an experience we are all destined to receive. We will all attend a funeral or memorial service a few times throughout our time on this Earth - just a week before I…

Chris Voss gives his tips and tricks on how to successfully negotiate. — In the Chase Bank hostage situation of 1993, two gunmen held seven bank employees hostage for roughly fourteen hours. The hostage negotiators on scene had been straining to manage the situation, making use of a bullhorn to communicate; one police go-between was heard attempting to reassure the gunmen, saying "Billy…

Shakespeare strikes again. — This is one of my favourite quotes. Not once has it failed me. I learned it in an English class, not thinking anything of it. It was only when I returned home that day that I found it imprinted in my brain. A mental tattoo. These violent delights have violent…

Come on, get up. You’ll be late for school. — The sunrise creeps it’s way through your bedroom blinds. Your alarm clock sings it’s daily song. You fall out of bed. The carpet feels especially soft in the morning. These are the precious few seconds of relaxed ignorance, you don’t know who you are. You don’t know where you are…

More isn’t less — more is better. And don’t let anyone tell you otherwise. — When I was younger, I had it all figured out. I was going to be a writer, an inventor, or have some other occupation a child dreams of; an astronaut, rock star, you get it. Nothing could go wrong; school, a social life, family were all working perfectly, like side…

Long, pointy noses. Greedy like a child spotting chocolate in a shop. Pathetic like a small creature. — Recently, The Guardian newspaper published this cartoon: It was met with widespread criticism from Jewish groups worldwide, the general public, and a few large companies. Things like this happen pretty often — perhaps not on this scale, but it isn’t unusual to hear the occasional antisemitic comment or post by…

Money doesn’t bother me. Legacy does. — Bankers. Jewish Capitalists. Yiddoes. In a Tottenham football (soccer) match against West Ham United, entire sections of fans chanted “Adolf Hitler’s coming for you,” “You’re getting gassed in the morning,” and making hissing noises to imitate the sound of a gas chamber. Tottenham has the largest Jewish fan base in…

(And Some Thoughts) We cannot solve problems with the kind of thinking we employed when we came up with them. -Albert Einstein Thoughts: This is something that sounds so simple, yet is so commonly missed. The quote is, to me, saying that we could find the answers we need on…