Remind Yourself, “I am Mortal”

Every day, when you wake up, remind yourself of your mortality. Remind yourself throughout the day, and before you go … More

Aim High or Aim Low?

One of the most difficult aspects of goalsetting is deciding how high to set the bar. How reasonable should you … More

The politicization of everything over the last five years has brought with it a refusal to listen to the other … More

There’s this quote from the Stoic philosopher Seneca in his essay On the Happy Life that I often think about … More

I often try to imagine who I would be in a concentration camp. Whenever my conscience berates me, it does … More

A year ago I wrote an essay titled “On The Individual (A Rant)”. I wrote the essay during the riots … More

It seems as though some people are born with a preference for safety while others place a much higher value … More

“Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms—to choose one’s attitude in … More

Warning: This essay contains many horrific stories. It includes discussion of death, violent rape, torture, and every imaginable form of … More

I tend to use a lot of quotations from great thinkers of the past. I do this because it is … More