Archive - Citizens of the World

Why You'd Rather Lose Than Be Treated Unfairly

The ghosts of Bucharest, a meditation on Stoic justice, and the emotional games we play in the name of what's “right.”

Jun 21 •

May 2025

Why Deluding Ourselves Feels Good

What the memoir Careless People reveals about staying stuck, self-protection, and the fear of walking away.

May 30 •

How to Speak Up without Triggering Defensiveness

A Stoic approach to nonviolent communication.

May 27 •

January 2025

The Truth About Mr. Darcy

What Pride and Prejudice can teach us about modern relationships.

Jan 25 •

October 2024

Combat Speaking Anxiety with Stoicism

My Stoicon 2024 Lightning talk (with video).

Oct 25, 2024 •

February 2024

This is Your Second Chance

How to stop thinking about work when with loved ones and vice versa using Stoic presence.

Feb 9, 2024 •

Hate Public Speaking? Try This Ancient Solution

The Stoics mastered emotional regulation through rational thinking.

Feb 2, 2024 •

January 2024

When Life Gets Messy

4 Stoic solutions to manage (real or imagined) conflict.

Jan 26, 2024 •

A very brief description of Stoicism and the most famous Stoics.

Jan 26, 2024 •

This is Citizens of the World.

Jan 25, 2024 •

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