Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.

> "Philosophy is a poison if it pulls you into the abyss without a rope." The Stoics are way ahead of you on that one. "Don't explain your philosophy. Embody it." – Epictetus "Waste no more time a…

accepting imperfect practice instead of demanding perfect discipline — I practice vipassana meditation (a Buddhist body scanning technique). the tradition prescribes two hours of daily sitting. for years I treated this as an absolute standard and repeatedly failed to mai…

The one I kept missing for years: planning as a substitute for action. Marcus has the line "Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one." I'd read it dozens of times. Thought I…