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Ignacio Nieto Carvajal

Perfection Is The Enemy Of Action

Perfection Is The Enemy Of Action

The Daily Stoic for August 10th. “Perfection Is The Enemy Of Action”. “We don’t abandon our pursuits because we despair of ever perfecting them.” —EPICTETUS, DISCOURSES, 1.2.37b Today’s stoic refers to this psychological cognitive distortion called “all or nothing”. It’s a way of thinking that

Stick With Just The Facts

Stick With Just The Facts

The Daily Stoic for August 9th. “Stick With Just The Facts”. “Don’t tell yourself anything more than what the initial impressions report. It’s been reported to you that someone is speaking badly about you. This is the report—the report wasn’t that you’ve been harmed. I

Start With Where The World Is

Start With Where The World Is

The Daily Stoic for August 8th, “Start With Where The World Is”. “Do now what nature demands of you. Get right to it if that’s in your power. Don’t look around to see if people will know about it. Don’t await the perfection of Plato’s Republic,

Designing on the iPad Pro [Updated 2022]

Designing on the iPad Pro [Updated 2022]

Can you use the iPad Pro as your only working device if you are a designer? Is designing on the iPad Pro possible (professionally, I mean)? That question has been in my mind since I bought one. I have talked before about using an iPad Pro as your only working

Pragmatic And Principled

Pragmatic And Principled

The Daily Stoic for August 7th, “Pragmatic And Principled”. “Wherever a person can live, there one can also live well; life is also in the demands of court, there too one can live well.” —MARCUS AURELIUS, MEDITATIONS, 5.16 Recently, I was reminded that you can’t trust people. There’

There Is Always More Room To Maneuver Than You Think

There Is Always More Room To Maneuver Than You Think

The Daily Stoic for August 6th, “There Is Always More Room To Maneuver Than You Think”. “Apply yourself to thinking through difficulties—hard times can be softened, tight squeezes widened, and heavy loads made lighter for those who can apply the right pressure.” —SENECA, ON TRANQUILITY OF MIND, 10.4b

Silence Is Strength

Silence Is Strength

The Daily Stoic for August 5th, “Silence Is Strength”. “Silence is a lesson learned from the many sufferings of life.” —SENECA, THYESTES, 309 Today’s stoic focuses on exactly the same topic discussed on the Stoic from the 22nd of February, “What’s Better Left Unsaid”. So similarly to what