The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran: Reason, Passion, and Knowing Yourself (Part 4)
Do we need to choose between following our head and following our heart? In Part Four of The Prophet , Kahlil Gibran explores reason and pas...
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20 of 135 episodesThe Prophet by Kahlil Gibran: Joy, Sorrow, and the Danger of Comfort (Part 3)
Can we build a meaningful life while trying to avoid everything uncomfortable? In Part Three of The Prophet , Kahlil Gibran takes on joy and...
The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran: Giving, Eating, and Work (Part 2)
What if generosity, eating a meal, and going to work are all connected? In Part Two of The Prophet , Kahlil Gibran takes three ordinary part...
The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran: Love, Marriage, and Children (Part 1)
What does it mean to love someone without trying to possess them? In Part One of my journey through Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet , I look at...
Meditations by Marcus Aurelius: The Life You Have Now (Book 12) Finale
What if the life you’re waiting for is already available to you? In the final book of Meditations , Marcus Aurelius doesn’t reve...
Meditations by Marcus Aurelius: Nine Rules for Difficult People (Book 11)
What should you do when someone insults you, wrongs you, or simply drives you crazy? In Book Eleven of Meditations , Marcus Aurelius gives h...
Meditations by Marcus Aurelius: Be the Good Person (Book 10)
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Meditations by Marcus Aurelius: The Trouble Is Within (Book 9)
How much of our suffering comes from what happens to us—and how much comes from what we tell ourselves about what happened? In Book Nine of...
Meditations by Marcus Aurelius: Live According to Your Nature (Book 8)
What does it mean to live according to your nature? In Book Eight of Meditations , Marcus Aurelius returns to a fundamental Stoic idea: huma...
Meditations by Marcus Aurelius: Keep Your Color (Book 7)
How much suffering do we create by worrying about things that haven’t even happened yet? In Book Seven of Meditations , Marcus Aurelius give...
Meditations by Marcus Aurelius: Stop Chasing Applause (Book 6)
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Meditations by Marcus Aurelius: Do the Work (Book 5)
What do you do when you know what needs to be done—but you simply don’t feel like doing it? In Book Five of Meditations , Marcus Aurelius be...
Meditations by Marcus Aurelius: The Retreat Within (Book 4)
What if the best place to retreat from the chaos around you is somewhere you can access at any moment? In Book Four of Meditations , Marcus...
Meditations by Marcus Aurelius: The Time Is Now (Book 3)
How much of what you want to do are you saving for someday? In Book Three of Meditations , Marcus Aurelius reminds himself that time is limi...
Meditations by Marcus Aurelius: Prepare Yourself for the Day (Book 2)
What if you started each morning expecting that someone was probably going to annoy you? In Book Two of Meditations , Marcus Aurelius begins...
Meditations by Marcus Aurelius: We Are Not Self-Made (Book 1)
Marcus Aurelius begins Meditations in an unexpected place—not with a lesson on Stoicism, but with gratitude . In Book One, the Roman emperor...
Benjamin Franklin’s Autobiography: Four Lessons for Living Well (Part 18)
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Benjamin Franklin’s Autobiography: Principles, Not Personalities (Part 17)
What happens when doing the right thing means disappointing someone you respect? In Part 17 of our journey through The Autobiography of Benj...
Benjamin Franklin’s Autobiography: Replace Opinions with Experiments (Part 16)
What if, instead of arguing about who is right, we spent more time discovering what is true? In Part 16 of our journey through The Autobiogr...
Benjamin Franklin’s Autobiography: Leadership Through Usefulness (Part 15)
What makes someone a leader people naturally turn to when problems arise? In Part 15 of our journey through The Autobiography of Benjamin Fr...