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Applying Wisdom

  • Stoicism: Day 6 – I want to work for Goldman Sachs
  • Stoicism: Day 7 – People Who Play Their Music Too Loudly
  • Stoicism: Day 15 – Is Stoicism Fun?
  • Stoicism: Day 16 – Were the Stoics Masters of Willpower?
  • Stoicism: Day 17 – On not being a pretentious ass to your friends
  • Stoicism: Day 18 – Stoic Fatalism and Goal Setting
  • Stoicism: Day 19 – Hosting a Houseguest is the Ultimate Stoic Exercise
  • Stoicism: Day 23 – Stoicism and Godliness
  • Stoicism: Day 25 – Stoicism, the Absurd, and the Myth of Sisyphus
  • Stoicism: Day 26 – Overcoming Resistance when Pursuing Creative Projects
  • Stoicism: Day 30 – Stoicism Month 1 Wrap-Up
  • Catholicism: Day 15 – God as Santa Claus?
  • Catholicism: Day 22 – Lean In and the Hierarchy of Values
  • Catholicism: Day 23 – Disordered Love and Spiritual Freedom
  • Catholicism: Day 24 – Letting go of worldly ambitions
  • Catholicism: Day 27 – The Correct Pursuits (2 of 2)
  • Intro to Month 3 – Judaism for Community
  • Judaism: Day 5 and 6 – Resting is Hard Work
  • Judaism: Day 9 – Anger Management
  • Islam: Day 2 – I’ll turn in my homework…God Willing
  • Welcome Study Hacks Readers!
  • On a short hiatus and looking for ideas
  • Six Ancient Ideas To Be Thankful For
  • Could you be happy as a slave?
  • Practice Shopcraft to Understand the Self
  • Hinduism Wrap-Up – Three Things Hinduism Can Teach You About Your Self
  • Intro to Month 7 – Learning the Art of Pleasure via Epicureanism
  • My advice to graduates and a question for you
  • Dealing with Disappointment using Wu-Wei
  • My Stoicism Article in the New York Observer
  • Fighting the Good Fight
  • What You’re Meant To Do: Career Advice from Ancient Wisdom
  • The Freedom of Constraint
  • The Ancient Wisdom of Grandmothers
  • Finding community at … McDonalds?
  • Marriage according to ancient wisdom (I got engaged)
  • Trip Report: Ancient Wisdom Lessons from India
  • Is life going great or terribly?
  • Are we all Frank Underwood?
  • Modernity: An Age of Disordered Love
  • My Jewish Wedding Program
  • Getting Married While the World Burns
  • Ancient Wisdom Paper 1: The Fundamental Flaws of the Personal Development Genre
  • The Soul Abhors a Vacuum: Why Deliberate Wisdom is the Cure for Hidden Religions
  • What is New is Old: Nuns and Nones
  • Acceptance, Not Escape: How to Stop Disappointing Yourself
  • AWP Podcast Episode 1: Ultralearning and Meaning with Scott Young
  • AWP Podcast Episode 2: Why Cal Newport Thinks Your Phone is Destroying Your Inner World
  • AWP Podcast Episode 3: Chuck Marohn on Building Strong Towns and Rich Lives
  • Critical Questions
  • Is everyone more successful than me?
  • Appreciate those who annoy you
  • Are we kind enough to save an empire?
  • When you are envious of your friend’s success
  • Parenting as noble work
  • A letter to someone on the internet who is getting old and feels lost
  • Where do we want to put down roots?
  • Unnatural and unnecessary desires
  • Don’t reinvent the rich life
  • Pay attention
  • Don’t half ass your day off
  • Souls are like athletes
  • You already won
  • Make your suffering an offering
  • Strong ambitions, lightly held
  • Your imperfections are an asset
  • Mindfulness is not (only) about stress relief
  • Children sleeping alone: a modern mistake?
  • Distraction is today’s default status
  • Some perspectives on work
  • Pursue a life, not a lifestyle
  • The art of wanting
  • What life wants from you
  • Can you be a Stoic manager?
  • Knowledge by doing
  • You will never perfect yourself
  • Actions as commitments
  • Can you use ancient wisdom as a dad? (Podcast interview)
  • Being your “best self”
  • Ancient parenting techniques
  • A meaningful life requires flexibility and continuity
  • Ditch the schedule
  • Solve ‘wild problems’ with ancient wisdom
  • When to quit

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