# The Stoic Systems Thinker

> Navigating the complexities of work and life through Stoicism and Systems Thinking.

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## Posts
- [We Live in a Sample Size of One](https://www.stoicsystemsthinker.com/p/202607-we-live-in-a-sample-size-of-one): Luck decides more of your outcomes than you'd like. Your process is what's left.
- [Folders All the Way Down](https://www.stoicsystemsthinker.com/p/202607-folders-all-the-way-down): The decades-old idea powering everything I build with AI
- [The Reading Behind the Writing](https://www.stoicsystemsthinker.com/p/202607-the-reading-behind-the-writing): My seven favorite books from the first half of 2026 — and why my writing always starts with reading
- [The Stoic Systems Thinker is Live](https://www.stoicsystemsthinker.com/p/202606-the-stoic-systems-thinker-is-live): After eighteen months of writing, the book is now available on Amazon
- [Two Crappy Pages a Day](https://www.stoicsystemsthinker.com/p/202606-two-crappy-pages-a-day): The lessons hiding in how I wrote my book
- [The First Move of Clear Thinking](https://www.stoicsystemsthinker.com/p/202605-the-first-move-of-clear-thinking): Every concept has two halves. We are only good at one of them.
- [Using AI Without Letting It Use You](https://www.stoicsystemsthinker.com/p/202604-using-ai-without-letting-it-use-you): How Claude Code, Obsidian, and Markdown turned my notes into something that compounds
- [How Long Is the Coast of Britain?](https://www.stoicsystemsthinker.com/p/202604-how-long-is-the-coast-of-britain): The fractal nature of knowledge, and why the more you learn, the less you think you know
- [The System Behind My Book](https://www.stoicsystemsthinker.com/p/202603-the-system-behind-my-book): How my digital Zettelkasten turned years of reading into a 75,000-word manuscript
- [It Is Solved by Walking](https://www.stoicsystemsthinker.com/p/202602-it-is-solved-by-walking): One habit that feeds your body, mind, and soul
- [My Top 7 Reads in 2025](https://www.stoicsystemsthinker.com/p/202601-my-top-7-reads-in-2025): A deeper look at the seven books that stood out in a crowded year
- [My 2025 Reading List](https://www.stoicsystemsthinker.com/p/202601-my-2025-reading-list): All of the books that I read in 2025
- [The Final Push (And What Comes Next)](https://www.stoicsystemsthinker.com/p/202511-the-final-push-and-what-comes-next): This is the last week to preorder The Journey to Phronesis
- [The Ancient Wisdom Your Modern Mind Needs](https://www.stoicsystemsthinker.com/p/202510-the-ancient-wisdom-your-modern-mind-needs): Exploring the Stoic thread within The Journey to Phronesis
- [From Theory to Practice](https://www.stoicsystemsthinker.com/p/202510-from-theory-to-practice): A look inside practical applications of a systems thinking approach to life
- [The Thinker's Toolkit](https://www.stoicsystemsthinker.com/p/202510-the-thinkers-toolkit): A look inside Part 2 of The Journey to Phronesis
- [It's live: The Journey to Phronesis preorders are open](https://www.stoicsystemsthinker.com/p/202510-the-journey-to-phronesis-available-to-preorder): Preorder details, how you can help support the project, and what's next
- [The Path Forward](https://www.stoicsystemsthinker.com/p/202509-the-path-forward): An introduction to the fundamentals of systems thinking
- [Our Thinking Crisis](https://www.stoicsystemsthinker.com/p/202509-our-thinking-crisis): The Widening Gap Between a Complex World and Our Ability to Handle It
- [The Journey to Phronesis: A Look Inside](https://www.stoicsystemsthinker.com/p/202509-the-journey-to-phronesis-a-look-inside): A guided tour of the book's structure, philosophy, and purpose
- [Thinking About Thinking](https://www.stoicsystemsthinker.com/p/202508-thinking-about-thinking): Life Updates and a Look at my Next Chapter
- [Designing My Digital Knowledge Hub](https://www.stoicsystemsthinker.com/p/202504-designing-my-digital-knowledge-hub): Frameworks, Tools, and Reflections on Building a Second Brain
- [Chasing the Horizon](https://www.stoicsystemsthinker.com/p/202503-chasing-the-horizon): Reflections on writing, learning, and growth from the first quarter of 2025
- [Priority Stacks](https://www.stoicsystemsthinker.com/p/202503-priority-stacks): The Art of Managing Your Attention to Live a More Focused and Fulfilling Life
- [From Scrolls to Systems: The Journey of Human Knowledge](https://www.stoicsystemsthinker.com/p/from-scrolls-to-systems): Reflections on Papyrus, The Great Library of Alexandria, and the Evolution of Information Storage
- [The Snowball Effect: Exploring Exponential Growth](https://www.stoicsystemsthinker.com/p/202502-the-snowball-effect-exploring-exponential-growth): How recognizing rapid growth patterns can transform decision-making and strategy
- [Transform Your Thinking with a Commonplace Book](https://www.stoicsystemsthinker.com/p/202501-transform-your-thinking-with-a-commonplace-book): Capture, Organize, and Revisit the Ideas That Matter Most to You
- [My Top 9 Reads of 2024](https://www.stoicsystemsthinker.com/p/202501-my-top-9-reads-of-2024): The nine books that I enjoyed most last year (and why reading matters!)
- [My 2024 Reading List](https://www.stoicsystemsthinker.com/p/202501-my-2024-reading-list): All of the books that I read in 2024
- [Achieve Your Goals in 2025](https://www.stoicsystemsthinker.com/p/202412-achieve-your-goals-in-2025): Using a segmented planning approach to focus yourself in the right direction and get more things done
- [Closing Solver School](https://www.stoicsystemsthinker.com/p/202411-closing-solver-school): Lessons learned from starting, operating, and shutting down my first business
- [Building My Second Brain](https://www.stoicsystemsthinker.com/p/202410-building-my-second-brain): Finding organization and productivity in a digital world
- [Quitting with Purpose](https://www.stoicsystemsthinker.com/p/202409-quitting-with-purpose): Lessons from 'Grit' on aligning projects with a vision