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January 28, 2026
This Is Why You Have To Care (I Can’t Believe I’m Having To Write This Again)
It’s a complicated issue. Maybe it doesn’t affect you directly. Maybe you’ve got a lot going on in your own life or your own community. Maybe you’d rather not think about it. Maybe you’d rather...
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January 15, 2026
I’ve Done This Every Day for Nine Years. It Changed My Life.
It’s weird how much you don’t remember, even of your own life. Even things that happened not that long ago can come back to you as total surprises. I opened an old worn copy of my One Line a Day ...
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December 31, 2025
You Should Do Something Really, Really Hard This Year
Today is the LAST day to sign up to join me in The 2026 Daily Stoic New Year, New You Challenge. It’s one of my favorite things I do each year, and I really enjoy interacting with everyone in the ...
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December 24, 2025
What You Should Actually Focus On In 2026 (Everything Else Is Noise)
Today is quiet and calm. It’s lovely and peaceful. But when we think about the year ahead, many of us are nervous. We are clinching, as if for a fight, tensing as if we know that a rollercoaster i...
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December 17, 2025
The Secret To Better Habits In 2026
Here we are…past the halfway point of the 2020s. With another year looming before us, I’ve been thinking, if I could flash forward to December 2026, what would it take for me to look back and call...
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December 4, 2025
These Are My Reading Rules For 2026
For roughly five thousand years, humans have been writing things down in books. You can, at the snap of your fingers, talk to the wisest people who ever lived. Sadly, too many people are not taugh...
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November 27, 2025
How To Be Grateful…For Everything (Even the Tough Stuff)
I’m giving a talk in Seattle on 12/3 as part of the Daily Stoic Live tour—grab seats and come see me! I’ll also be in San Diego on February 5 and Phoenix on February 27. More dates will be announce...
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