Stoic strategies for staying grounded in turbulent times

The Daily Stoic January 27, 2026

• Epictetus's dichotomy: separating what is and isn't up to you
• Helvidius faced death rather than abandon his duty as senator
• Stillness — not news — is where clarity and right action come from

Four evidence-based habits to strengthen your marriage

Tim Ferriss January 27, 2026

• Fun and touch matter more than therapy-style grievance rehearsal
• Eye contact before sleep triggers oxytocin and deepens bonding
• An eight-minute iron-cross exercise can reset a struggling relationship

How to build a profitable copywriting business in 2026

Matthew Volkwyn January 26, 2026

• Fewer copywriters means less competition — and easier client wins.
• Ecom DTC and info products now pay the highest copywriting retainers.
• Undercharging loses premium clients; competitive rates signal quality.

How to get rich: Felix Dennis's three core lessons unpacked

Business Book Club January 26, 2026

• Only 2% of people who want a business actually start one.
• Overhead walks on two legs — premature hiring kills margins fast.
• Diversify into new ventures only after your core business wins.

Kind leadership: why truth plus grace beats niceness at work

Coaching for Leaders January 26, 2026

• Nice tells people what they want; kind tells what they need.
• Kindness chains from empathy to trust to psychological safety and performance.
• Clarity about measurable expectations is itself an act of kindness.

Watch This If You Want to Actually Succeed in 2026 — It Changes Everything

Silicon Valley Girl January 26, 2026

How the internet hijacks ambition, and five ways to escape messaging overload

Deep Questions with Cal Newport January 26, 2026

• Hustle culture hijacks a real drive — and performs greatness instead of pursuing it
• True excellence is a process of becoming, shaped by values not by audience
• Five structural fixes can eliminate most of your 270 daily digital interruptions

Why your company story should come last, not first

StoryBrand With Donald Miller January 26, 2026

• Opening with your values and origin story costs you the sale
• An 8-part formula turns your backstory into a riveting guide narrative
• Save your company story for after trust is earned, never before

Taylor Guitars: How two teenagers built a global acoustic guitar brand

How I Built This with Guy Raz January 26, 2026

• Paid themselves $15 a week for years before breaking $1M
• One-guitar-at-a-time flow insight transformed the entire business
• ESOP converted employees into owners after 50 years of growth

Discipline, mantras, and the Stoic practice of self-talk

The Daily Stoic January 26, 2026

• Discipline means acting regardless of conditions — no excuses.
• Marcus Aurelius used repeated phrases as mantras to override the lower self.
• Repetition is the mechanism: mantras only work under pressure when drilled in.

Finding inner peace through the Zen "backward step" meditation

Tim Ferriss January 26, 2026

• Peace isn't achieved — it's already there, waiting to be uncovered.
• One Zen instruction resets your nervous system in under a minute.
• Disengaging from the world briefly unlocks a wider, timeless awareness.