The Stoic Vault: What I Built and Why
About two years ago, I hit a wall. I had been teaching Stoicism for years. Writing about it. Making podcasts about it. And I was still losing my temper. Still spiralling over emails. Still lying awake...
2 Feb 10min
What the Stoics Actually Meant by Practice
Epictetus did not write books. He ran a school where students lived for years, practising responses to insults, hardship and loss. Marcus Aurelius wrote the Meditations as a daily training regimen, th...
29 Jan 12min
The Gap Between Knowing Stoicism and Living It
A few months ago I was in a conversation that started to go sideways. I could feel the tension rising, the tightening in my chest, my voice getting sharper. I knew exactly what was happening. I have s...
27 Jan 11min
Release the Day: 15-Minute Deep Sleep Body Scan
A slow, Yoga Nidra-inspired body scan to help your body soften and your mind go quiet at the end of the day. You will move gently from head to toe, releasing tension as you go, then drift into a calm,...
23 Jan 15min
The CCTV Thought Experiment: You Are What You Do, Not What You Say
Imagine aliens installed a silent CCTV camera over your shoulder for 30 days, then compiled a report on what you actually value, based only on your calendar, your screen time, your purchases, and how ...
21 Jan 16min
Morning Gratitude: A 10-Minute Stoic Practice
Start the day with a short gratitude practice rooted in Stoic thinking. In about ten minutes you will name three gratitudes, shift your attention from what is missing to what is already here, and set ...
16 Jan 9min
Stoic Morning Practice: Let Go of What You Can’t Control
Start the day with the most useful Stoic distinction there is: what is up to you, and what is not. In this 6-minute guided morning practice you will gently name a current worry, notice where it sits i...
12 Jan 7min
Psychedelics and Buddhism: Why Peak Experiences Aren't Enough (with Martijn Schirp)
Martijn Schirp and I have known each other for nearly a decade. He first reached out after reading a meditation article I posted on Reddit, a message that ended up changing my life and led to us co-fo...
4 Jan 2h 8min
