I’m not sure whether philosophy is having a resurgence over recent years or I’m just seeing things through my own somewhat biased filter. I tend to listen to a lot of podcasts and content that drift into philosophical musings, so perhaps it’s self-selection bias rather than a cultural shift underway.

With every passing day, it feels like we’re finding it more and more difficult as a society to discuss real, complex issues with the depth and nuance they demand. Not just to understand the challenges we face but also to understand each other.

It feels as though as more time passes, we’re drifting further into an age where true independent thinking is quietly fading away. It’s not that we’ve lost intelligence or the capacity to think, at least, not yet.

Over the past decade or so, Stoicism has undergone something of a renaissance. Social media and online platforms have no doubt played a large part in this, not least because it’s easy to lift a quote from a philosopher and stick it on an image or post to drive engagement.

"How you do anything is how you do everything."

A simple statement and yet a powerful truth if adopted as a principle in both life and work. I’ve spent many years closely examining and musing over what defines those who are successful in life versus those who just wander through.