Letters To Seneca – Letter 10 Dear Seneca, No matter if you’re an introvert or extrovert, social interactions matter. Research has proven this time and time again showing improvements in one’s overall contentment with life, health, and many other factors. In the past month, I’ve come to appreciate opportunities to interact with others in social…

Letters To Seneca – Letter 9 Dear Seneca, In previous letters, I’ve stated multiple times that I would like to change. Maybe I didn’t explicitly say the word “change”, but implicitly it’s easy to see the intent. During a conversation with my wife yesterday I made an interesting observation. Many of my thoughts are targeted…

Letters To Seneca – Letter 8 Dear Seneca,  In nutrition, it’s common to hear a nutritionist say “You are what you eat.”, it doesn’t take much effort to observe the truth in this statement.  But this should be extended further than simply food. I’ve experienced and believe that “you are what you consume” for all…

Letters To Seneca – Letter 7 Dear Seneca, I want you to envision a pendulum that’s swinging back and forth. When it swings in one direction you gain more of one attribute and less of the other. This sits at the core of a question I’ve pondered today. Let’s explore… One side with have ambition…

Letters To Seneca – Letter 6 Dear Seneca, “The whole of life is but a moment of time. It is our duty, therefore, to use it, not to misuse it.” This is your quote, Seneca, there have been many inspirational people throughout life that have mentioned similar points. It all boils down to time being…

Letters To Seneca – Letter 5 Dear Seneca, Today I want to talk about boredom and how a plague of “dopamine sickness” has caused society to lose the presence and importance of boredom. For the past couple of years there has rarely been a time where I had nothing going on, let me explain. All…

D-Squared Musings – Week 23 Inspired by “The Tao of Seneca”, I’ve decided to write 30 letters to Seneca as a daily writing and reflection practice. If you’re interested in following along, you can find all the letters here. Tech 💾 Emad Mostaque: These 5 Companies Will Win the AI War; Why We Need National…

Letters To Seneca – Letter 4 Dear Seneca, Today I want to share my thoughts on balance, specifically, my lack of balance with identity. I stumbled across Simone Stolzoff who wrote a book called “The Good Enough Job“. The book is on my to-read list. After listening to three interviews (recommend this and this) with…

Letters To Seneca – Letter 3 Dear Seneca, I’m currently 16 letters into “The Tao of Seneca” and letter 2 has by far been the most impactful for my thinking. Letter 2 is titled “On Discursiveness in Reading“. If I’m understanding you correctly, the main point of this letter is to ensure that we all…

Letters To Seneca – Letter 2 Dear Seneca, I was given a gift yesterday. A gift that both challenged and humbled me. As my wife and I were heading to the grocery store we realized there was a nail in our tire. This situation could’ve quickly spiraled into complaining, concern, frustration, anxiety, etc., but instead,…