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John Vespasian
John Vespasian
JOHN VESPASIAN is the author of sixteen books, including “When everything fails, try this” (2009), “Rationality is the way to happiness” (2009), “The philosophy of builders” (2010), “The 10 principles of rational living” (2012), “Rational living, rational working” (2013), “Consistency: The key to permanent stress relief” (2014), “On becoming unbreakable” (2015), “Thriving in difficult times” (2016), “Causality: Aristotle’s life and ideas” (2024), “Foresight: Schopenhauer’s life and ideas” (2024), and "Constancy: Michel de Montaigne's life and ideas" (2025).
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#571October 29 · 7 min
#570October 26 · 8 minModeration and frugality are virtues
#569October 23 · 9 minAristotle’s potentiality versus positive thinking
#568October 21 · 6 minSchopenhauer and human flourishing
#567October 19 · 6 minMontaigne's habits against stress
#566October 16 · 6 minSeneca’s extreme challenge
#565October 14 · 5 minLife-changing Taoist quotes
#564October 12 · 6 minContrarian personal development in Schopenhauer
#563October 9 · 6 minHow I put an end to my overthinking
#562October 7 · 6 minLessons from history about recovery
#561October 5 · 6 minControversial lessons from history about happiness
#560October 2 · 7 minThe link between success and sequentiality
#559September 30 · 7 minTop 5 personal development insights drawn from history
#558September 28 · 5 minTop 5 lessons from history about success
#557September 25 · 6 minHigh productivity despite setbacks and failure
#556September 23 · 5 minFive things more important than motivation
#555September 21 · 5 minHow philosophy multiplied my profits
#554September 18 · 4 minPersonal development in adverse circumstances
#553September 16 · 3 minThe most extreme challenge is letting go
#552September 14 · 4 minTop productivity habits from great philosophers