If We Submit Everything to Reason

Our real problem is not the lack of time, but a lack of direction, as we all have the same number of hours in a day. We think we need more willpower or motivation, but the truth is that we only need direction.

If we start everything at once, trying to take care of...

• The Stoics seek steadiness, stability, and tranquility - traits most of us aspire to but seem to experience only fleetingly.
• These can be achieved by filtering the outside world through the straightener of our judgment. That's what our reason can do - it can take the crooked, confusi...

A tradeoff is inevitable in almost every decision we take, as we usually forego some opportunity or benefit in our choices.

Many people strive for everything and believe there are no tradeoffs.

Focussing on less can get you something but focusing on everything may get you nothin...