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Three Stoic Concepts That Can Significantly Imp...

Firaol Ahmed

1. The dichotomy of control "The chief task in life is focusing on what we control," Epictetus said. How much easier would our lives be if we weren't bothered by...

Three Stoic Concepts That Can Significantly Imp...

Firaol Ahmed

1. The dichotomy of control "The chief task in life is focusing on what we control," Epictetus said. How much easier would our lives be if we weren't bothered by...

Risk Wearing Out

Firaol Ahmed

Every time I feel like I'm overworking myself, I remember a quote by Theodore Roosevelt that says, "For us in the life of action, of strenuous performance of duty; let...

Risk Wearing Out

Firaol Ahmed

Every time I feel like I'm overworking myself, I remember a quote by Theodore Roosevelt that says, "For us in the life of action, of strenuous performance of duty; let...

Optimism Can Either Harm or Help Us

Firaol Ahmed

Admiral James Stockdale of the United States became famous in 1973 for a concept known as the Stockdale paradox. Stockdale was captured by the Vietnamese in 1965 and imprisoned for...

Optimism Can Either Harm or Help Us

Firaol Ahmed

Admiral James Stockdale of the United States became famous in 1973 for a concept known as the Stockdale paradox. Stockdale was captured by the Vietnamese in 1965 and imprisoned for...