The Quest for Truth: Map, Gear, and Fire

In my journey I’ve met two kinds of deep researchers.One defends a map; the other copies it—patiently, line by line—until the ink lives in their bones. It’s wise to decide which you are before you set out. The most mysterious—and frightening—part of deep research is that you will define yourself. For many, that feels like …

The Masquerade of Life and the Whisper of Death

There is a curious business in this world — people pretending to be what they are not. They put on masks, step into roles, and weave fictions about themselves as though life were a stage play of endless acts. But the flow of time, relentless and honest, strips away these disguises. In the end, many …

The Quiet Awakening of a Man

When a man begins to awaken, he naturally drifts away from the crowd—not out of hatred for others, but because the usual ways of connecting no longer make sense. Most conversations revolve around status, gossip, or endless complaints. Once he begins to see through the surface of it all, engaging feels heavy and hollow. He …

What It Means To Be An Alpha Stoic Woman

So, I get a lot of attention for being an Alpha Stoic Male, however, that is not the only intention of my content here. The term Alpha Stoic can also refer to a woman as well. They are the highest caliber of women that high quality men seek after. It is time we recognize them …

Avoid Ego Driven Individuals

Arrogance, pride and things of this nature reflect on the ego of an individual. The mine and yours illusion is fascinating to us who know we are all part of the whole. It is my intention in this article to help show you those people to avoid who are driven by ego centric mechanisms in …

Why Stoics Do Not Use Ad Hominem Attacks

A Stoic does not use ad hominem attacks because it is beneath them to do so. An ad hominem attack is an attack on someone’s character and not the issue at hand. What a less intelligent person will do is refer to a persons’ appearance, their past, in order to disregard a current argument. In …

Respect is Earned Not Given?

So is respect earned and not given? Well, that suggests that you have to work for respect, doesn’t it? This implies that you are not worthy of respect therefore, no one should respect anyone unless they earn it. Isn’t this like the dumbest thing you ever heard? Respect Starts With The Self Respect starts with …

You Only Have One Thing Left To Do In This Life | DIE

You only have one thing left to do in this life, and that is to die. Everything else is a choice! That being said, should it not prompt you to have the best human experience you can? Let it inspire you to let go of any harboring resentment, envy, wants, or desires. Forgive everyone that …

What Is Success?

So my friend is teaching his children that success is being able to afford more material possessions than the people that he surrounds himself with. Is this poison? Of course it is, but humor me with this failed reasoning. Want & Desire Equals Poverty Want and desire are poverty, no matter how much one has …

Who Are We Really?

We, as humans, make different things for different purposes. Humans create paper to write books to read and yet, with a similar process, we make toilet paper. People purpose things and value them differently. Ironically, they even do that with other people. Vessels Of Glory and Destruction With the same trees, we can build beautiful …