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A personal field guide · Publishing Fall 2026

The Quiet Practice

Still Learning

Notes on Stoicism for work, family, mind, and sport

A short, honest journal written from the middle of a busy life — not because the author has it figured out, but because the practice of returning, again and again, is what keeps him steady.

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What this is

Not a manifesto, not a course, and not another motivational book. Just a small, honest collection of notes from someone still figuring it out — on how the old Stoic ideas land in a modern week of meetings, kids, training sessions, sleepless hours, and everything between.

  • Around 80 pages — short enough to finish in an evening, dense enough to return to.
  • Personal notes and lived examples, not abstract philosophy.
  • Stories from the author's own life — including seasons shaped by addiction, mental health struggles, and quiet recovery — and the Stoic ideas that helped find footing again.
  • Reflections on how Stoic wisdom meets different life stages: early ambition, burnout, parenthood, loss, and starting over.
  • Practical prompts at the end of every chapter, written like notes to a friend.
  • Delivered as a PDF and ePub — read anywhere, keep forever.

Chapters

  1. I

    The desk and the noise

    Work

    On difficult decisions, honest conversations, and staying useful when the days are long. What Stoicism actually changes about how you show up on a Monday morning.

  2. II

    Being present with the people we love

    Family

    Patience as a practice, not a personality trait. Small notes on parenting, marriage, and returning home already tired.

  3. III

    The weather of the mind

    Mind

    Anxious mornings, restless nights, and the practices I lean on when the inner weather turns. Stoicism as quiet mental hygiene, not a cure.

  4. IV

    The body as training ground

    Sport

    Why running, lifting, and long walks became part of my practice. Discomfort on purpose, and what it teaches the rest of the day.

  5. V

    Morning and evening

    Daily

    The two small rituals that hold the whole thing together. Prompts, questions, and the notebook I actually use — imperfect, coffee-stained, and real.

From the book

“I did not come to Stoicism because I had life figured out. I came to it because I did not. Some evenings I still don't. But the practice — the small, daily returning — is what has kept me steady enough to keep showing up.”

— from the introduction

About the author

I am a student of Stoicism, not a teacher. I came to this practice because I needed something steady in a life that often moves too fast. I lead a company, I am a father of three daughters, and I have learned — sometimes slowly, sometimes painfully — that success at work and presence at home do not come from the same place if the mind is exhausted.

Stoicism has become the quiet layer beneath my days. It helps me ask better questions before decisions, return to my family with attention instead of residue, and train my mind and body as one continuous practice rather than two separate hobbies.

These notes are written from that lived tension: not because I have mastered it, but because I am still practicing it. If something here helps you show up more clearly in your own life, that is enough.

Work

In demanding roles, the mind can mistake motion for progress. I use Stoicism to separate what I can influence from what I cannot, and to make decisions from clarity rather than reactivity. It does not remove pressure, but it keeps me from becoming pressure myself.

Family

The people I love most get the tired version of me if I am not careful. Stoic practice reminds me that presence is not something I find when life slows down; it is something I bring to the moment in front of me. Patience, I am still learning, is a discipline before it is a feeling.

Mental health

Like many people, I have known seasons when my own mind felt like the busiest room in the house. Stoicism is not a cure, but it is a way of sorting what is real from what the mind manufactures. The evening review, the pause, the honest question — these are the tools I return to most.

Sport

Running and lifting are where I rehearse what the mind needs later: showing up when it is uncomfortable, doing the next small thing, and trusting the process over the mood. The body becomes a training ground for the same steadiness I try to bring to everything else.

A note from the author

I write anonymously because this practice does not belong to me — I am only borrowing from a two-thousand-year-old conversation. These notes are the ones I wish someone had handed me a decade ago, when work felt heavy, sleep felt short, and I did not yet know that the mind is something you can, quietly and patiently, train.

The Quiet Practice · Publishing Fall 2026

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Questions

When is the book coming out?
The Quiet Practice is planned for release in Fall 2026. Everyone on the waitlist will be notified first and offered an early-reader price.
Is this only for people in high-pressure jobs?
No. It is written for anyone — parents, students, athletes, professionals — who wants a calmer, more deliberate way of moving through an ordinary week.
Do I need to know anything about Stoicism first?
Not a thing. The book introduces the ideas gently as they become useful. If you are already familiar, the practical chapters will still be new.
How personal does it get?
Personal. The book includes stories from my own life — including seasons shaped by addiction, mental health struggles, and slow recovery — and how Stoic ideas met me in each of those life stages.
How long is it, and what formats?
Around 80 pages, delivered as PDF and ePub. Short by design — meant to be read once in an evening, then kept close and returned to.