I’m a terrible example. A few times a week Nils and I play football (with the feet; also known as “soccer”) on the artificial turf pitch of the nearby school. (We live in Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt, atm.) Often, Egyptian school kids come and want to play. They don’t really speak English, but it’s obvious they want […]
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Pssst… I published a book on how to overcome procrastination. Check it out here: Stop Procrastinating: A Simple Guide to Hacking Laziness, Building Self Discipline, and Overcoming Procrastination.I’ve been a procrastinator all my life. I don’t know when it started, but I remember instances of procrastination when I was a little kid. I started playing football at […]
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Here’s the trap: We learn new things but fail to apply them. What is something you’ve learned in the past few months? It can be from a book you’ve read, from an article, documentary, a conversation, or from a podcast. It can be from the Stoics, the Minimalists, or from BBC. Doesn’t matter. Did you try it? Did […]
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Ever felt desperate when life was hard on you? That’s when we say, “Screw me. This is so hard. Why is it so tough? Why can’t I just get it done?” Life is arduous at times. And we all go through difficult situations when we feel like the whole universe is sitting on our shoulders. Guess who […]
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For the Stoics, practices played a key role in their philosophy. Stoicism is not a philosophy as we imagine it to be: old and outdated, and highly theoretical with a lot of blah-blah. On the contrary, Stoicism is relevant today, immensely practical and designed to work in the real world and has been a source of […]
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What’s the worst that could happen in your life?How would you cope?Hard to say, right?Have you ever heard of ‘negative visualization?’ Well, this is one of the most powerful tools in the Stoic’s tool kit. This imagination practice will help you deal with whatever life throws at you. Even with the worst that could happen.Sure, […]
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I’ve always acted as if procrastination wasn’t a big deal. Sometimes I even bragged about it to my friends, saying something along the lines of: “I’m so lazy. You guys couldn’t even imagine. Seriously, I’m the worst, haha!” In reality, I always knew what a terrible habit it was. I knew the costs I was paying. And […]
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I’m insecure. When people ask me about what I’m doing with my life, I can’t answer properly. Not because I don’t know what I’m doing, but because I’m insecure about it. Lack of confidence? Maybe. At the root of the problem, though, lies a lack of self-acceptance. Don’t worry, I’m working on it. And on my path to self-acceptance I’ve […]
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Imagine the power you’d have if all the things that trouble everyone else didn’t trouble you. What if, where others get upset, mad, and greedy, you were objective, calm, and clearheaded? Can you imagine that? Others getting all jittery and impatient while you’re staying cool and relaxed? Well, you can get that. The Stoic idea we’ll look at […]
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Ever gotten angry at another person? Bet you have. What if I told you that they didn’t do it on purpose? They never do (even if it seems so). Let me explain. People act as they think is right. They don’t act wrongly on purpose. They simply don’t know any better and, bluntly, they don’t know what they’re doing. Remember […]
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