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The Stoic Art of “Strategic Disappointment”

2025-12-22

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You cannot do it all. The brutal truth is that to be the hero of your own life, you must […]

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How to Master the Mental Elevator with Stoic Principles
by Gary Fretwell
2026-01-03
An Introduction to the Stoic Elevator, Why Your Feelings Are a Hallucination, and Why You Must Watch Them Mindfully Have… Read more: How to Master the Mental Elevator with Stoic Principles
Your Browser Tabs Are a Cemetery: Paying Off Your Cognitive Debt
by Gary Fretwell
2026-01-02
The average person carries enough ‘Cognitive Debt’ in their open browser tabs to power a three-year PhD. It isn’t ‘research’ — it’s… Read more: Your Browser Tabs Are a Cemetery: Paying Off Your Cognitive Debt

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How to Master the Mental Elevator with Stoic Principles
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Your Browser Tabs Are a Cemetery: Paying Off Your Cognitive Debt
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The Silence Deficit: Why the Most Productive Thing You’ll Do in 2026 is Absolutely Nothing
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Laziness Does Not Exist: The Physics of Your Messy Room
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The Stoic Productivity Paradox: Why Your 2026 Goal-Setting is Creating Your Anxiety
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I Spent 40 Years Obsessed With Productivity. Here Is What I Got Wrong.
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The Quiet Magic We Can Miss While Chasing Christmas Past
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Stop Trying to Have a ‘Magical’ Christmas
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The Resume vs. The Eulogy: A Stoic Audit of What Remains
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The Stoic Art of “Strategic Disappointment”
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