You can just sense it in people’s behavior, actions, and words.
Over the last 3 years, I’ve spent a lot of time in the south of Spain, around Marbella. You can just smell the desperation in the air. Everyone wants to look rich. Luxury cars, designer clothes, Instagram-perfect lives. It’s all about appearances.
But it’s not only in places like Marbella. Even in my hometown of Leeuwarden, a place that’s never been rich or glamorous, I’m noticing the same trends.
I finished grad school 14 years ago. Since then, I worked hard to earn money. I woke up every day with a fresh start. At that time I also had student debt so I had a long way to go. My goal was always to […]
Everywhere I go, I overhear people talking politics. I was in a coffee shop last Saturday in Amsterdam with my wife. On the table next to us were three generations of a family—grandmother, mother, and son—drinking coffee. The young guy, who appeared to study in […]
Table of Contents I. What is Stoicism? Stoicism was founded in the 3rd century BC in Athens by Zeno of Citium. Coming from a wealthy merchant family in Citium, now part of Cyprus, Zeno initially pursued the family trade. However, after losing his fortune in […]