The most valuable additions to your professional network might be people you haven't even considered connecting with yet. Discover these potential game-changers at Networking Over Coffee. Expand your circle in unexpected ways. 🎟️: luma.com/rcp5z1cz

Philip Roth's "Everyman" is like getting trapped at a dinner party where your hypochondriac uncle won't stop describing his medical procedures or his philandering in excruciating detail... goodreads.com/review/show/78…

We've got a preview of Stoicon 2025 coming up on Friday. Check it out with Brittany Polat. via Modern Stoicism bit.ly/m/Conversation…

It seems ironic that we label coffee cups with 'contents may be hot' but social media platforms carry no warning labels at all about their potential for serious psychological harm or their role in fueling civil discord.

You call it a colonoscopy, I call it "Senior Pictures."

I had a chance to sit down with The Centiday for their Friday Five. We talked about Stoicism, Tech After Five, and how I try to create communities where people feel connected. w/Modern Stoicism, francisgasparini.bsky.social Hope you’ll give it a read: 🔗 bit.ly/3W80gzp

Join me, Brittany Polat, and Modern Stoicism for Stoicon 2025! (And here is a sneak preview.)

What would Marcus Aurelius think of our modern democracies? What could Seneca, advisor to one of history's most infamous tyrants, teach us about navigating political turmoil today? #Stoicism philyanov.substack.com/p/how-can-a-st…

You want to do good work. You want it to matter. And you’re stuck in this strange game where algorithms decide who sees what you’ve made. It's maddening. And yet... The Stoics have an answer. bit.ly/4n1aBIH

Ever been to Conversations with Modern Stoicism? Join us for a discussion with William O. Stephens discussing Marcus Aurelius, and what many people get wrong about the Meditations. via Modern Stoicism luma.com/ublq3tz0

I've got 350 people signed up to talk about Marcus Aurelius. #MarcusAurelius #Stoicism w/ Modern Stoicism luma.com/ublq3tz0

Join us tomorrow, October 18, for Stoicon 2025. We have a roster of exceptional speakers and panelists who will explore the Stoic tradition of engaged citizenship and how it can help us today. See the full schedule and get tickets at bit.ly/Stoicon2025

What if you could rewire how you respond to stress, setbacks, and daily chaos—in just seven days? Stoic Week is here, and enrollment is now open. bit.ly/StoicWeek2025

Stoic Week starts Monday. It's free. Grab your spot.

Claude is your plastic pal who's fun to be with.

Marcus Aurelius's Radical Case for Community open.substack.com/pub/philyanov/…

Welcome to the gap—that humiliating chasm between the person you are when you’re highlighting passages and the person you become when the barista gets your order wrong. open.substack.com/pub/philyanov/…

Bagels are donuts dressed by their mom.

I've got a sinking feeling that today is Edmund Fitzgerald Day.

The smoke detector and the dinner bell are ideally, but not always, separate devices.