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Often it is the warrior like Japanese swordsman Miyamoto Musashi (c. 1584 – 1645) who is more applicable to the everyday person than a philosopher or monk. It is not that we need a more adversarial viewpoint or that Musashi gives us better insight than German philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein or Taoist poet Chuang Tzu. Warriorship is philosophy delivered through a code of living—which is much easier to implement.

This is day 7 of this 30-day practice. After 30 days, perhaps you'll notice a change in yourself. So I welcome you to invite others to this practice, form groups, or to take this practice and make it your own.

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Often it is the warrior like Japanese swordsman Miyamoto Musashi (c. 1584 – 1645) who is more applicable to the everyday person than a philosopher or monk. It is not that we need a more adversarial viewpoint or that Musashi gives us better insight than German philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein or Taoist poet Chuang Tzu. Warriorship is philosophy delivered through a code of living—which is much easier to implement.

This is day 6 of this 30-day practice. After 30 days, perhaps you'll notice a change in yourself. So I welcome you to invite others to this practice, form groups, or to take this practice and make it your own.

Books I Recommend

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If you'd like to support my podcast and help me do this full-time, become a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/musttriumph (a site where you can monetarily support your favorite content creators). As a thank you, you'll get access to transcripts, bonus episodes, videos, Q&A, and behind the scenes of how I make each episode. If you’d like to do a single donation, you can do so here: https://www.musttriumph.com/donate/

You can also find me at https://twitter.com/StuffFromSam and https://facebook.com/musttriumph

Often it is the warrior like Japanese swordsman Miyamoto Musashi (c. 1584 – 1645) who is more applicable to the everyday person than a philosopher or monk. It is not that we need a more adversarial viewpoint or that Musashi gives us better insight than German philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein or Taoist poet Chuang Tzu. Warriorship is philosophy delivered through a code of living—which is much easier to implement.

This is day 5 of this 30-day practice. After 30 days, perhaps you'll notice a change in yourself. So I welcome you to invite others to this practice, form groups, or to take this practice and make it your own.

Books I Recommend

Music

If you'd like to support my podcast and help me do this full-time, become a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/musttriumph (a site where you can monetarily support your favorite content creators). As a thank you, you'll get access to transcripts, bonus episodes, videos, Q&A, and behind the scenes of how I make each episode. If you’d like to do a single donation, you can do so here: https://www.musttriumph.com/donate/

You can also find me at https://twitter.com/StuffFromSam and https://facebook.com/musttriumph

Often it is the warrior like Japanese swordsman Miyamoto Musashi (c. 1584 – 1645) who is more applicable to the everyday person than a philosopher or monk. It is not that we need a more adversarial viewpoint or that Musashi gives us better insight than German philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein or Taoist poet Chuang Tzu. Warriorship is philosophy delivered through a code of living—which is much easier to implement.

This is day 4 of this 30-day practice. After 30 days, perhaps you'll notice a change in yourself. So I welcome you to invite others to this practice, form groups, or to take this practice and make it your own.

Books I Recommend

Music

If you'd like to support my podcast and help me do this full-time, become a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/musttriumph (a site where you can monetarily support your favorite content creators). As a thank you, you'll get access to transcripts, bonus episodes, videos, Q&A, and behind the scenes of how I make each episode. If you’d like to do a single donation, you can do so here: https://www.musttriumph.com/donate/

You can also find me at https://twitter.com/StuffFromSam and https://facebook.com/musttriumph

Often it is the warrior like Japanese swordsman Miyamoto Musashi (c. 1584 – 1645) who is more applicable to the everyday person than a philosopher or monk. It is not that we need a more adversarial viewpoint or that Musashi gives us better insight than German philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein or Taoist poet Chuang Tzu. Warriorship is philosophy delivered through a code of living—which is much easier to implement.

This is day 3 of this 30-day practice. After 30 days, perhaps you'll notice a change in yourself. So I welcome you to invite others to this practice, form groups, or to take this practice and make it your own.

Books I Recommend

Music

If you'd like to support my podcast and help me do this full-time, become a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/musttriumph (a site where you can monetarily support your favorite content creators). As a thank you, you'll get access to transcripts, bonus episodes, videos, Q&A, and behind the scenes of how I make each episode. If you’d like to do a single donation, you can do so here: https://www.musttriumph.com/donate/

You can also find me at https://twitter.com/StuffFromSam and https://facebook.com/musttriumph

Often it is the warrior like Japanese swordsman Miyamoto Musashi (c. 1584 – 1645) who is more applicable to the everyday person than a philosopher or monk. It is not that we need a more adversarial viewpoint or that Musashi gives us better insight than German philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein or Taoist poet Chuang Tzu. Warriorship is philosophy delivered through a code of living—which is much easier to implement.

This is day 2 of this 30-day practice. After 30 days, perhaps you'll notice a change in yourself. So I welcome you to invite others to this practice, form groups, or to take this practice and make it your own.

Books I Recommend

Music

If you'd like to support my podcast and help me do this full-time, become a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/musttriumph (a site where you can monetarily support your favorite content creators). As a thank you, you'll get access to transcripts, bonus episodes, videos, Q&A, and behind the scenes of how I make each episode. If you’d like to do a single donation, you can do so here: https://www.musttriumph.com/donate/

You can also find me at https://twitter.com/StuffFromSam and https://facebook.com/musttriumph

Often it is the warrior like Japanese swordsman Miyamoto Musashi (c. 1584 – 1645) who is more applicable to the everyday person than a philosopher or monk. It is not that we need a more adversarial viewpoint or that Musashi gives us better insight than German philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein or Taoist poet Chuang Tzu. Warriorship is philosophy delivered through a code of living—which is much easier to implement.

So what I will do is give you thirty Miyamoto Musashi maxims related to living. Spend one day meditating on each maxim and its deeper meaning. What I would suggest is to do it early in the mornings so it carries with you the rest of the day. Perhaps you can listen to this on your way to work or before school. Then after 30 days, perhaps you'll notice a change in yourself. So I welcome you to invite others to this practice, form groups, or to take this practice and make it your own.

Books I Recommend

Music

If you'd like to support my podcast and help me do this full-time, become a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/musttriumph (a site where you can monetarily support your favorite content creators). As a thank you, you'll get access to transcripts, bonus episodes, videos, Q&A, and behind the scenes of how I make each episode. If you’d like to do a single donation, you can do so here: https://www.musttriumph.com/donate/

You can also find me at https://twitter.com/StuffFromSam and https://facebook.com/musttriumph

Do not brag over what is not yet done. Be playful, be childlike. Kids think then they do. We need to add some of that back into our lives. Fear of risk stagnates progress. It might feel safe to do nothing, yet most of the world's ills happen because "we should have done something." Happiness is an internal state, but it's driven by external actions. The more meaning we provide others, the happier we feel. So for the sake of others and yourself, have your accomplishments surpass the things you wish you had done.

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This is the second part of my Big Ideas breakdown of "A People's History of the United States" (https://amzn.to/2RcWRiQ) by Howard Zinn. We're pushing the pendulum back on history towards reality. You know the highlights, but you also need to know the lowlights.

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This is one of the many pieces I wrote several years ago while I was taking care of my mom during hospice.

Much of my philosophy was crystallized during this period.

I wrote this in thinking through my despair. And there is a difference, between depression and despair. Depression is clinical, but despair is philosophical. And I think we often mistake the two—and for many of us, what we suffer from is despair. It may even take our life.

And for me, philosophy saved me from despair. And hopefully—with this piece—I can help others who are also going through despair.

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If you'd like to support my podcast and help me do this full-time, become a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/musttriumph (a site where you can monetarily support your favorite content creators). As a thank you, you'll get access to transcripts, bonus episodes, videos, Q&A, and behind the scenes of how I make each episode. If you’d like to do a single donation, you can do so here: https://www.musttriumph.com/donate/

You can also find me at https://twitter.com/StuffFromSam and https://facebook.com/musttriumph