Every moment of my life is my opportunity to make my values and goals a reality through my decisions. In other words, play the cards I hold now, not the ones I held in the past or the ones I wish I could hold in the future.
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Tag: Happiness
Who cares?
The cynics were famous for their disregard of the opinions of others, and to some, it appears this philosophy is an attractive alternative to the enforced conformity of modern times. However, rejecting society to live in the streets is in my mind is as baseless a way of life as endlessly striving to “fit in” and meet the expectations of society.
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How to be Happy
One of the harder lessons I have learned as a Stoic is what happiness means, why modern society's definition is a significant contributor to the malaise which so many suffer from, and what I can do to be truly happy.
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The Upside to Quitting
Awhile back, I made the decision to quit an executive level role that I felt was not the right fit for me (or for the company I was working for), and as luck would have it, it was also the day while driving into work that Overcast replayed the Freakenomics podcast, “The Upside of Quitting”.
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A Modern Stoic 