Stoicism
Dad, You Are Not Growing! (Embracing Vulnerability)
Dad, you are not growing. You’ve stopped learning new things. You used to have new, creative ideas. Lately you were just improving things that are familiar to you.
How Stoicism Can Help You Have Soul in the Game
In my interview with “What is Stoicism”, I discuss how stoicism can help us improve our personal and professional lives.
Sitting on the Tarmac in The Land of Stoicism
I recently took Jonah and Hannah to NYC for a long weekend. Jonah was leaving for Israel that Sunday and Hannah and I decided to join him for the weekend to inhale the art and culture that New York has to offer. However, this trip to NYC started with me practicing a bit of Stoicism.
Don’t Be a Sophist
I discuss how to use a Stoic technique to help manage the emotions that come with the stock market.
Why Did I Write a 27-page Letter To Clients
In these letters I diligently walk clients through our research on stocks we own, including those we have recently bought and sold. I cover how we value them, why we own them, etc.
A Shift in Perception Transforms Reality
2020 will go into our memory banks as a very painful year. Stoicism, particularly the stoic practice of negative visualization, helped me put 2020 into a broader historical context, and compare what happened, which was bad, to what could have happened.
Letter from the Value Investing Mental Asylum or How I Embraced Stoics
Albert Einstein defined insanity as “doing the same thing over and over again but expecting a different outcome.” I can relate to this on some level. I share with you why I am not writing this from a mental asylum. I found solace in Stoicism.
