Archive - What then?

On Pre-State Hunters and State Entitlement

Misery is the cure to the modern disease of entitlement

May 13 •

🐾 The Stoic Wisdom of the Dog

More than man's best friend.

Published on What Is Stoicism? 🌷 • May 11

How Dogs Ground Us In The Moment

And cure the curse of acedia

May 6 •

April 2025

The Cure For Stress Is Savoring Cordite and Cherry Blossoms

Wisdom from WWI trench soldiers

Apr 29 •

How to Self-Rule When Everything Around You Says Submit

Or the primal wisdom of Yellow Wolf

Apr 22 •

What The Crucifixion Can Teach Us About Freedom

Or the Martyr's Paradox

Apr 15 •

In War, You Choose Not to Die. In Peace, You Must Choose to Live

And adjusting the course of What then?

Apr 8 •

What WWII Can Teach Us About Loving Fate

Or the curse of the Expectation Society

Apr 1 •

March 2025

What John Paul Jones Can Teach Us About Bullshit

And preparing for the worst than can happen

Mar 25 •

Why We Should Stop Saving Time

Or the meaninglessness found in ease

Mar 18 •

Lessons Written In Blood, Wisdom Written In Ink

What we can learn from Epictetus and a Vietnamese helicopter pilot

Mar 11 •

How To Find Self-Command In An Age Of Anxiety

And the threat of never knowing ourselves

Mar 4 •

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