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Tag: Stoicism, resilience and mental health

Melbourne-based freelance writer and author Tom Prince blogs about Stoicism, Stoic philosophy, resilience and mental health.

You never know just how you look through other people’s eyes

You never know just how you look through other people’s eyes

By Tom PrincePosted on August 14, 2021August 14, 2021
How to become immune to insults

How to become immune to insults

By Tom PrincePosted on July 24, 2021September 6, 2021
“Human beings are chemical equations, no matter how complex”

“Human beings are chemical equations, no matter how complex”

By Tom PrincePosted on May 6, 2021June 19, 2021
Shouting at someone rarely changes their mind

Shouting at someone rarely changes their mind

By Tom PrincePosted on September 21, 2020September 21, 2020
On being a good vegetarian – 98 per cent of the time

On being a good vegetarian – 98 per cent of the time

By Tom PrincePosted on September 15, 2020September 16, 2020
Today I shall encounter idiots – and that’s ok

Today I shall encounter idiots – and that’s ok

By Tom PrincePosted on July 17, 2020July 17, 2020
How to beat procrastination and get more writing done

How to beat procrastination and get more writing done

By Tom PrincePosted on July 16, 2020July 16, 2020
I lost my wedding band… but it was only a material possession

I lost my wedding band… but it was only a material possession

By Tom PrincePosted on June 28, 2020June 28, 2020
Would today’s stress bother you if you were unjustly imprisoned?

Would today’s stress bother you if you were unjustly imprisoned?

By Tom PrincePosted on May 25, 2020May 25, 2020
“This is your life and it’s ending one minute at a time.”

“This is your life and it’s ending one minute at a time.”

By Tom PrincePosted on April 29, 2020May 5, 2020
“A writer loves nothing more than an interruption.”

“A writer loves nothing more than an interruption.”

By Tom PrincePosted on April 23, 2020May 7, 2020
“Your past is either a shackle or an inspiration.”

“Your past is either a shackle or an inspiration.”

By Tom PrincePosted on April 14, 2020April 14, 2020
“This you have the power to revoke at any moment.”

“This you have the power to revoke at any moment.”

By Tom PrincePosted on April 8, 2020May 5, 2020
On the shortness of life

On the shortness of life

By Tom PrincePosted on April 7, 2020April 7, 2020
In the beginning

In the beginning

By Tom PrincePosted on April 6, 2020April 14, 2021

Blog

  • PSA for all 18+ adults at the Skeletal Remains all-ages show
  • Slipknot’s great contribution to extreme music
  • A lot of shoutier nu-metal would have been good… if it weren’t for one, specific, annoying thing (that all artists insisted on doing)
  • Rotten Chop: the one band that always had the strangest shows
  • You never know just how you look through other people’s eyes
  • How to become immune to insults
  • You can’t avoid jerks. So why get angry?
  • “Human beings are chemical equations, no matter how complex”
  • Come to my launch on Saturday, May 8 @ The Last Chance bar in Melbourne
  • A very punk thing happened at The Last Chance Rock & Roll Bar

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