Aristotle’s potentiality versus positive thinking

John Vespasian

From pessimism to optimism in one minute

Montaigne’s major creativity lesson

Tomorrow is another day

Moderation and frugality are virtues

Schopenhauer and human flourishing

Montaigne's habits against stress

Seneca’s extreme challenge

Life-changing Taoist quotes

Contrarian personal development in Schopenhauer

Science

Social Sciences

JOHN VESPASIAN is the author of sixteen books, including “When everything fails, try this” (2009), “Rationality is the way to happiness” (2009), “The philosophy of builders” (2010), “The 10 principles of rational living” (2012), “Rational living, rational working” (2013), “Consistency: The key to permanent stress relief” (2014), “On becoming unbreakable” (2015), “Thriving in difficult times” (2016), “Causality: Aristotle’s life and ideas” (2024), “Foresight: Schopenhauer’s life and ideas” (2024), and "Constancy: Michel de Montaigne's life and ideas" (2025).