Letters To Seneca – Letter 30 Dear Seneca, I appreciate you being receptive to all 30 letters within the last 30 days. This has been an eye-opening experience for me, highlighting the importance of daily reflection. Taking the time to articulate at least one interesting idea, experience, or concept to another person via the written…

Letters To Seneca – Letter 29 Dear Seneca, Taking extended periods to myself for silence, reading, writing, and thinking within nature is not something I do, but it intrigues me. Honestly, taking time off from work and spending it on myself never happens. This should change since I have the means of doing so today,…

Letters To Seneca – Letter 28 Dear Seneca, My wife went off for a work trip, so I’m riding solo for a week. This makes me think about the importance of creating space. Creating space in relationships with others and yourself. It’s never enjoyable to see someone you care about leave, but that willingness to…

Letters To Seneca – Letter 27 Dear Seneca, When thinking about different forms of expression, writing is the most impactful for me. This is the only form of expression that I’ve experienced that allows me to examine myself in a deep way. Each of the letters I’ve passed on has allowed me to think about…

D-Squared Musings – Week 26 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 🧑‍💻 Foundations and Frontiers – Blog Series 🏗️ How To Install GPT-Engineer👨‍💻- Build ENTIRE Apps…

Letters To Seneca – Letter 26 Dear Seneca, Embedding significance into a thing brings attachment leading to eventual negative thoughts and emotions. This is a perspective I’ve pulled from one of Kapil Gupta’s books – “Atmamun“. There’s a lot one can unpack here, I’ll provide my interpretation. The ultimate freedom is freedom from the mind.…

Letters To Seneca – Letter 25 Dear Seneca, A few days ago we discussed Kapil’s alternate perspective on prescriptions. His stance is unique due to his preference toward understanding and not “how-to”, if you want to get somewhere you’ll figure it out once you have a strong understanding of the current situation. At first, I…

Letters To Seneca – Letter 24 Dear Seneca, Have you heard of the “manufactured self”? It’s an interesting concept I’ve come across while reading a book called “Atmamun“. In this book, the author shares this concept. The “you” that you think you are is likely wrong and not “you”. When we’re born we’re given a…

Letters To Seneca – Letter 23 Dear Seneca, In the last couple of weeks I’ve consumed interviews and solo podcasts of a man named Kapil Gupta, he’s one of the more interesting characters I’ve come across recently. This interview with Naval is likely one of the better ones, I’d recommend listening to this for a…

Letters To Seneca – Letter 22 Dear Seneca, At some point in our lives, we all fantasize about future versions of ourselves, and with these visions goals come attached. I’ll share two vivid versions of myself I’ve fantasized about. Wealth: I spent a good amount of time reading about finance and investing in my early…