Substacks recommended by Sam Alaimo

Recommended by Sam Alaimo

The Arete Path

By Kevin Stark

Seeking, Finding, and Sharing Truths on Human Excellence.

Rehabitus®

By Adam

Building Lasting Sobriety

Adam dives deep into the nature of choice. Every essay is an exploration of one question above all: Who is in command of ourselves? A substance? A desire? An aversion? A hope? Or are we, ultimately, in command of ourselves? His answers hit hard in the best way possible.

- Sam Alaimo

Resilient Mental State

By Kyle Shepard

Practical challenges, evidence-based strategies, and principles of Stoicism to improve mental, physical, and spiritual resilience.

Kyle has detailed, intensively researched writing on how to develop resiliance in mind, body, and soul.

- Sam Alaimo

Bellum Aeternum

By Cory Zillig

Non-fiction and Fiction delivered in wisdom dumps and short stories

Cory offers us insight into a warriors mind through his essays, and creative powers through his short stories. Highly recommend.

- Sam Alaimo

Next Adventure

By Jesse McEntee

Where curiosity meets the wild: stories of outdoor adventures, risk, and discovery. For explorers seeking inspiration, insight, and connection with nature.

The Stoic Gym

By Dr. Chuck Chakrapani

A gentle guide to a life that flows smoothly.

Core takeaways from the Stoic tradition, with a strong emphasis on building lasting habits.

- Sam Alaimo

Healing Warriors Within

By Jeff

Therapy clinical resident and former Navy SEAL. Mental health = mental strength. Changing the stigma on men’s mental health one unexpected article topic at a time.

The Whirl of ReOrientation: Escape the Script. Win the War.

By The Whirl Of ReOrientation

Everything depends on Orientation. Rebuild yours now, or be weaponized by someone else’s.

Mark has mastered the philosophy of Colonel John Boyd, and is able to teach it in a way that makes it immediately applicable to your business, team, and life. I cannot recommend The Whirl Of ReOrientation enough.

- Sam Alaimo

Socratic State of Mind

By Andrew Perlot

Building powerful philosophies of life and achieving more productive, tranquil, and moral lives.

Thoughtful philosophical analysis and discussion on a range of thinkers and subjects.

- Sam Alaimo

THE TRANSITION

By Benjamin Davis

Thoughts on life's transformations, writing, and experiencing life after time spent in the military.

Stoicism: Philosophy as a Way of Life

By Donald J. Robertson

Newsletter and podcast from Donald J. Robertson, cognitive-behavioural therapist, and author of Stoicism books, including How to Think Like a Roman Emperor. Sign up to learn how ancient philosophy and modern psychology can help you to improve your life.

Donald has a gift for breaking Stoicism down to its core elements. Highly recommended.

- Sam Alaimo

Renaissance Humans

By Adam Karaoguz

Seeking the Sacred

What Adam presents us with is a potent and all too rare mix: a thinker who writes from real world, pressure tested, do-or-die life experience.

- Sam Alaimo

Field Notes

By Erik Hogan

Photography, backpacking, and philosophical hatchetwork. Inspired by life in the wild.