What a triumph of a semester. I’ve appreciated your posts and engagement with this blog to no end. Your generosity has always been astounding. Thank you. I certainly will be looking forward to updates from your travels and the books that follow. With love from California!
I'm one of the very lucky ones to sit in your brilliantly conducted class. Students totally engaged, seemingly aware that they too had landed in a very special seat with an extraordinary Philosophy specialist. Decades older than my classmates, every single teaching resonated as truth and fully useful in daily practice. I will continue to study throughout your travels abroad, entirely enriched and grateful for having learned so much about creating a really good life. With sincere thanks and gratitude, Buona Fortuna!
I'm one of the very lucky ones to sit in your brilliantly conducted class. Students totally engaged, seemingly aware that they too had landed in a very special seat with an extraordinary Philosophy specialist. Decades older than my classmates, every single teaching resonated as truth and fully useful in daily practice. I will continue to study throughout your travels abroad, entirely enriched and grateful for having learned so much about creating a really good life. With sincere thanks and gratitude, Buona Fortuna!
Well, as a Stoic you know that you are in charge only of your judgments and opinions, you don't control outcomes. So you do your best, whatever it is, and let the rest happen as it will.
Great piece. Concise & well put together. Quintessential Massimo at his best.
Thank you, appreciated!
All the best in your adventures Massimo. I look forward to your contributions in writing about philosophy from your experiences while on a sabbatical.
What a triumph of a semester. I’ve appreciated your posts and engagement with this blog to no end. Your generosity has always been astounding. Thank you. I certainly will be looking forward to updates from your travels and the books that follow. With love from California!
Much appreciated, my friend!
Was it absolutely necessary to tell us you're going to spend a year traveling in Rome, Sicily, Western Turkey, and Athens?
The envy is mucking about with my eudaimonia.
Ah! Good time to practice your equanimity!
Ever tried. Ever failed. Never Matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.
I'm one of the very lucky ones to sit in your brilliantly conducted class. Students totally engaged, seemingly aware that they too had landed in a very special seat with an extraordinary Philosophy specialist. Decades older than my classmates, every single teaching resonated as truth and fully useful in daily practice. I will continue to study throughout your travels abroad, entirely enriched and grateful for having learned so much about creating a really good life. With sincere thanks and gratitude, Buona Fortuna!
Lisa, much appreciated! Glad you enjoyed the class, and yes, keep going at it!
I'm one of the very lucky ones to sit in your brilliantly conducted class. Students totally engaged, seemingly aware that they too had landed in a very special seat with an extraordinary Philosophy specialist. Decades older than my classmates, every single teaching resonated as truth and fully useful in daily practice. I will continue to study throughout your travels abroad, entirely enriched and grateful for having learned so much about creating a really good life. With sincere thanks and gratitude, Buona Fortuna!
What can one say? Compelling! Thanks, Massimo.
Thanks. Do you recommend Blackson’s book for a layman like myself to read? Or do you have another recommendation?
Bob, no, I wouldn't recommend Blackson's book for the general public. Instead, check out this ongoing series by Princeton Press: https://press.princeton.edu/series/ancient-wisdom-for-modern-readers
Well, as a Stoic you know that you are in charge only of your judgments and opinions, you don't control outcomes. So you do your best, whatever it is, and let the rest happen as it will.