People love quoting the Romans and the Stoics these days.
Every business podcast has a Marcus Aurelius quote. Every leadership book tells you to think like Seneca. And hey, I’m on board. There’s real wisdom there.
A business partner of mine spent a day reconnecting with people he hadn’t seen in 20 or 30 years. I can already hear the alpha-male crowd: “Bro, stop living in the past.” Relax. If reconnecting fills him up, good for him. What the fuck do I care?
I had a thought the other day about anxiety.
I get anxious about my business doing well. About numbers. About growth. About protecting what we’ve built.
There’s a lot of change happening right now.
AI. Robotics. Automation. Political insanity. Economic drama. You scroll for three minutes and suddenly you’re convinced a robot is about to steal your job, date your wife, and refinance your house.
So I made the absolutely brilliant decision one night to try Delta-9 gummies to sleep.
Yes. I know. I’m a medical professional. Relax.
What followed was the most cinematic, high-budget, emotionally intense dream of my life. It felt like years passed inside it. Not a normal dream. A full alternate existence.
Studying people in power is a hobby of mine. How did they get it, how fast did they get it, and what did it do to them once they did?
I’ve been thinking about Achilles lately.
In The Iliad, he finally kills Hector. That’s the moment he’s waited for. He avenges the death of his brother, Patroclus. His honor is restored. His enemy is gone. By every external measure, he’s won.
And instead of finding peace, he spirals.
