Hercules Never Got a Warm-Up
Epictetus, the snooze button, and the labors you keep postponing
Hard Truths With Love - by Raphael Reiter
Writing everyday on secular spirituality, love, natural human emotions, self-transcendence, and more.
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My Inner World
You don't need to escape to a mountaintop. The home you've been longing for is already within you.
License and Liberty
There are two kinds of freedom. We picked the wrong one.
Courage Is a Choice, Not a Feeling
Adapted from my forthcoming book, The Disciple of Discipline: The Manual for a Good Soul.
Why I tell my son I am not proud of him.
And what I tell him instead...
What my 6 year old can teach us about resilience, perseverance and the dichotomy of control
Benjamin wants to be a pro athlete. This is how he approaches it.
If people make you upset or angry, do this:
(wear a hat to protect you from blue and green tentacles from poking your brain)
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You Don’t Need Happiness. You Need a Fortress
Why the ancient Greek concept of Eudaimonia is the answer modern self-help keeps missing and why I built an entire book around it.
Why I Don't Believe in Positive Affirmations (And What I Do Instead)
Marcus Aurelius didn't tell himself everything would be fine. He told himself exactly how bad it could get and then he decided who he would be in the middle of it.