Books
Every book here is an argument for the same proposition — that clarity, discipline, and love are not abstractions. They are the work.
The discipline of movement after too much waiting.
Unstuck
Brutal Guidance for Getting Out of Your Own Way
Think clearly about what's holding you back. Live Intentionally by taking action instead of making excuses. Love Immediately enough to stop negotiating with yourself. Unstuck offers no gentle encouragement—just the hard truth about what it takes to stop the cycle of delay and self-deception.
Integration through resilience: the art of becoming whole.
A Life Made Whole
Essays on Inner Strength and Resilience
Think clearly about what's broken. Live Intentionally through the daily practice of Stoic virtues. Love Immediately enough to rebuild what life has fractured. These essays offer a roadmap for turning adversity into strength through disciplined perspective and intentional action.
The enduring discipline of the public man.
The Stoic Citizen
Think clearly about your civic obligations. Live Intentionally as a citizen in a polarized age. Love Immediately enough to choose reason over rage, duty over drama, and humility over hubris. The Stoic Citizen redefines civic duty as a moral practice grounded in philosophical discipline.
Bridging ancient wisdom and futuristic precision in the pursuit of health.
The Stoic CGM
A Data-Driven Guide to Reinventing Yourself
Think clearly about your metabolic data. Live Intentionally through the discipline of Stoic impressions. Love Immediately enough to transform numbers into wisdom and discipline into personal reinvention. The Stoic CGM bridges ancient philosophy with modern technology for true health transformation.
Navigating the gap between intention and outcome.
Misaligned
Right Subject, Wrong Adjective, Disastrous Result
Think clearly about your mental maps. Live Intentionally with the right framework for your mind. Love Immediately enough to embrace a late ADHD diagnosis that reframes a lifetime of miscommunication. Misaligned reveals how the wrong map—applied with conviction—can lead to quiet disaster, and how clarity changes everything.
A timeless dialogue with the ghosts of history.
Letters
Truth Without Outcome
Think clearly about history's hard truths. Live Intentionally through the quiet courage of those who refused to look away. Love Immediately enough to engage in timeless dialogue with Anne Frank, Frederick Douglass, Maya Angelou, and others. These letters explore power, resilience, and the transformative power of authentic connection.
Finding the still point in a game of chance.
Stoic Backgammon
Finding equilibrium through the game of chance.
Think clearly about probability and risk. Live Intentionally through the discipline of strategic play. Love Immediately enough to find acceptance in defeat. Backgammon as a metaphor for life: a masterclass in turning chance into wisdom, strategy into character, and competition into philosophical practice.
The organic growth of the spirit against the cold architecture of an era.
On Proportion
Growing up with the Cold War
Think clearly about the maps that shape us. Live Intentionally beyond the containment of Cold War conditioning. Love Immediately enough to grow organically despite cultural constraints. A memoir of how an era taught suppression, fear management, and the cost of mistaking discipline for truth.
Cultivating character and agency within a fragmented world.
Raise 'Em Right
Raising Kids with Agency, Resilience, and Purpose
Think clearly about what children truly need. Live Intentionally as a parent in a world of noise and distraction. Love Immediately enough to raise children of character, judgment, and agency. Raise 'Em Right offers practical wisdom for cultivating wisdom, discipline, and authentic connection in the next generation.
