by Sean | Jun 2, 2016 | Mindfulness, Practical Philosophy
I was sitting in an aisle seat, flying at 575 miles per hour, as the flight crew came by with beverage service. When the stewardess approached me I put my book down, and asked for a club soda. As she was pouring my drink she asked me what I was reading. When I held up...
by Sean | Mar 28, 2016 | Education, Learning, Mindfulness, Philosophy, Practical Philosophy, Pschyology, Stoicism
I was observing a middle school math class a few weeks ago and the teacher started diving into an algebra problem. He was explaining to students how to solve a multistep algebraic equation. But the lesson finished without ever touching upon why students should learn...
by Sean | Mar 11, 2016 | Business, Entrepreneur, Happiness, Mindfulness, Philosophy, Practical Philosophy, Productivity, Pschyology, Storytelling
A few weeks ago, during Seth Godin’s Leadership Workshop, I was introduced to Rule Number 6. Benjamin Zander, the man who coined the term, does a great job of explaining the rule here: Every day something happens in our lives that threatens to destroy...
by Sean | Mar 7, 2016 | Philosophy, Practical Philosophy, Stoicism
Language holds an enormous amount of power over you. Your vocabulary determines your ability to communicate and express ideas. Vocabulary is a constraint on the mind; it is a reflection on how you think. The average adult knows 20,000 words, by expanding this you open...
by Sean | Feb 5, 2016 | Business, Entrepreneur, Mindfulness, Philosophy, Practical Philosophy, Stoicism
It was late January, the snow was over a foot deep. It was cold and windy. The sun was dropping and I had to build a fire to cook dinner and stay warm through the night. All I had on me was a flint and steel. No matches or lighters. Earlier that day I had collected...