A Tale of misappropriation and misconception. — It was in the heady days of the Summer of 2022 as I was interrailing throughout Eastern Europe before heading to a music festival in Budapest that the name Andrew Tate was brought to my attention. As I went from hostel to hostel, the mentions of the Tate brothers and…

How do we respond when we have lost our way Much of what made Stoicism such an attractive prospect to the eighteen-year-old version of myself was the certainty that its practice offered to me. To face life’s perils and be able to quickly decipher whether an issue was worth sleepless…

Stoicism whatever may come — It is a very common saying here in Ireland that with any average Irish day you should be prepared for elements of all four seasons. Rain, sunshine, snow, and hail, can and very often form a part of your regular day regardless of what time of year you find yourself…

Holding On and Letting Go For a number of years now a friend of mine who I have been close to since childhood and I have maintained a tradition. We can make recommendations to one another whether they are of films, tv shows, books, or just about anything else, and…

A massive thank you to everyone for hitting 500 followers My Medium journey has been just as chaotic as my life in the past few months since initially joining the program prope …

What it means to be the Man in the Arena — The seventh day of the coming month of November will mark my twenty-fourth birthday. While this may seem a random way to start off an article, (it is by the way) this is a fact which has led me to undertake some degree of introspection. …

Giannis Antetokounmpo and presence in the present — When you focus on the past, that’s your ego… And when I focus on the future it’s my pride. — Giannis Antetokounmpo Since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic back in 2020, I have been given far more time than I would have expected of myself to enjoy the simpler…

The true Stoic way of life — Nemo Vir Est Qui Mundum Non Reddat Meliorem Just last week I completed my move to Amsterdam to engage in a Masters degree in the Law of the European Union minoring in International Law. The reasons for this are numerous, whether it was to throw myself out of my comfort…

How self-help and Stoicism remain incompatible — We were born to work together like feet, hands and eyes, like the two rows of teeth, upper and lower. To obstruct each other is unnatural. To feel anger at someone, to turn your back on him: these are unnatural. — Marcus Aurelius The resurgence of Stoicism has been a…