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Longer reads on Stoic philosophy, health and finding what your life is for.

• Mind-wandering at dinner: what the research says and what Marcus Aurelius would doA team lead who thinks about tomorrow's problems at dinner is normal. Here is what a 2,250-person study found about wandering and happiness, and what Marcus Aurelius said to do.24 October 2026 · 4 min read
• Skipped your Stoic evening review? What a habit study says about the missed nightA new manager keeps skipping Seneca's evening review on bad days. What the one real-world habit study says about how long it takes and what a missed night costs.24 October 2026 · 4 min read
• A five-minute Stoic evening review for decisions you cannot unsendHow a founder can use Seneca's evening review and Epictetus's dichotomy of control in five minutes at night, without turning the habit into self-blame.23 October 2026 · 4 min read
• A five-minute Stoic rehearsal before a short-staffed shiftHow a charge nurse can use Seneca's premeditatio malorum for five minutes before a hard shift, ending in an if-then plan, without feeding anxiety.23 October 2026 · 4 min read
• A three-minute view from above on the walk home from schoolHow a first-year teacher can use Marcus Aurelius's view from above on a three-minute walk home, to step back from the day without replaying it.23 October 2026 · 4 min read
• When the promotion stops feeling like anything: a one-week Stoic experimentHow an engineer whose promotion has gone flat can use Seneca's days of plain living and a short written "what if it never happened" to feel it again, without fearing for the job.23 October 2026 · 4 min read