Reflections Ego Is Your Friend Our ego is like a trickster friend. Smart, but immature, he can be fun to hang around with, as long as you don't take everything he says for face value, but rather look at it from different angles before drawing your own conclusions. Oftentimes
Reflections My Purpose I dedicate my time to my work, to my family, and to my friends. I practice being present, take care of my physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual health, and serve as an example.
Reflections The Cost of Accepting Counterfeits In today's Daily Stoic journal practice I got to reflect on the question What bad assumptions, habits, or advice have I accepted?…and this corresponding quotation from the philosopher Epictetus (Discourses, 1.20.8; 11): When it comes to money, where we feel our
Reflections Listen I wish it had been earlier for me to get this advice: To Be a Better Listener, Embrace the Awkward Pause. Here's another related article that describes the intricacies of listening in a more detailed way: You’re Not Listening. Why is it so