Elendil's Choice

In this episode, we review the book "Working Clean" and mainly look at the creation of a zero point for starting all tasks. This zero point will give us a clean slate that we can come back to whenever we're feeling overwhelmed.

In this episode, I discuss the benefits of cleaning up as you go, and how I integrate that into my task management system. I also catch up on my travails of coaching soccer.

We discuss my trip out west and contrast vacationing vs traveling

In this episode, we delve into the Stoic perspective on externals and how we can reduce our attachment to them. You might be surprised at what Stoicism has to say about what is and is not within your control. You might also find some of the strategies for dealing with externals quite practical. You won't want to miss this!

In this week’s episode, I want to revisit my morning routine. I'll discuss what’s worked, what hasn’t worked, and the tweaks I made so that it fits my lifestyle better. The morning routine I started three weeks ago is designed to wake me up and get me ready for the day ahead, but I’ve noticed that some things are harder to stick to than others. I decided to make a few adjustments, and I'll be goin...

In this episode, we explore how the Stoics viewed our judgments of the world around us. We discuss how our judgments influence our lives, and how we can use Stoic philosophy to improve our daily lives. Plus a bonus rant about youth soccer!

In this episode, we explore the elements that make up a good routine and look at how to construct such a routine. We discuss the importance of having a routine, and how to create one that works for you.

In this episode, we explore the difficulty of dealing with change. We look at some Stoic tools that can help us accept what fate provides.

In this episode, we explore the minimalist lifestyle. We talk about the good and bad of going minimalist in your daily life. We also consider if there are parts of minimalism that we can actually use in our own lives.

In this episode we have some more fun with the day I was almost killed in one of the more random stories you will hear.

In this episode I pass on my advice to parents of soccer players as they make their way through the waters of youth soccer

In this episode we have some fun and take a look at some of my bad luck.

In this episode we look at the Chimp Paradox written by Steve Peters. We discuss how stoic principles can be used to manage the chimp within all of us.

In this episode, we explore the challenges of coaching youth soccer. We also discuss the challenges of staying focused on task during the day and how reflection can be used as a tool to maintain focus throughout the day.

In this episode, we explore the nature of self-doubt and how it can lead to procrastination. We also discuss Stoic tools that can help us deal with self-doubt and break free from procrastination. Self-doubt is a common human experience, and it can be a major obstacle to achieving our goals. But it doesn't have to control us. By learning to recognize and challenge our self-doubt, we can take contro...

This week we're talking about habits. Are they good or bad? How do you tell? What about habits that are somewhere in between productive and unproductive? Do they have a role to play in our lives? Can we make them better?

I've tried various iterations of a task management system, and I'm sharing my experience in the hopes that it will provide you with ideas for your own system.

"Ah, I forgot to do that!"  Is that a question you find yourself saying frequently? If so this first episode in a two episode series is for you! We talk about the first steps of taking all of the various projects, paper, and computer systems in your life and creating a single unified and comprehensive catalog for all of you day to day activities.

This episode explores why we can be inconsistent and addresses ways we might be able to overcome those deficiencies.

We take a look at the need for consistency in execution and what factors we need to master in order to gain that consistency

We take a look at why it is so hard for us to change our behavior. We explore the forces aligned against us in our quest to better ourselves.

We talk about the history of teaching ethics from the earliest days of philosophy to today. 

I finish a discussion of stoic philosophy and how the principles of stoicism can lead to a happy and fulfilling life. To learn more about stoicism check out The Little Book of Stoicism by Jonas Salzgeber

I continue a discussion of stoic philosophy and how the principles of stoicism can lead to a happy and fulfilling life. To learn more about stoicism check out The Little Book of Stoicism by Jonas Salzgeber Story of Nick Saban discovering the process : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSOq3_xTCeI

I begin a discussion of stoic philosophy and how the principles of stoicism can lead to a happy and fulfilling life. To learn more about stoicism check out The Little Book of Stoicism by Jonas Salzgeber