Category: Reflections

Reflections on character, habits, and the work of becoming a better person. Drawn from classical philosophy, biography, and time-tested wisdom. Two Things That Look the Same but Aren’t Most of us were taught to apologize as kids. Someone gets hurt, you say sorry, you ...

Reflections on character, habits, and the work of becoming a better person. Drawn from classical philosophy, biography, and time-tested wisdom. Why Most Apologies Don’t Work Most of us learned to apologize as kids. Someone made us look at the floor and say “sorry” until ...

Reflections on character, habits, and the work of becoming a better person. Drawn from classical philosophy, biography, and time-tested wisdom. The Comfortable Deception Most of us would never describe ourselves as liars. We don’t fabricate stories from thin air or look someone in the ...

Reflections on character, habits, and the work of becoming a better person. Drawn from classical philosophy, biography, and time-tested wisdom. The Moment After You’ve Blown It Something goes wrong. Maybe you lost your temper. Maybe you dropped the ball on something that mattered. Maybe ...

Reflections on character, habits, and the work of becoming a better person. Drawn from classical philosophy, biography, and time-tested wisdom. The Problem With “Just Being Honest” Most people who hurt others with their words don’t think of themselves as cruel. They think of themselves ...