The Unauthorised Biography – 13th May 2026

Your reputation isn’t what you shout;
it’s what people whisper when you’re not there.
Good or bad, there’s nought you can do about
what others say, so it’s best not to care.

The first two lines are a paraphrasing of a tiny thought by Shane Parrish (Farnam Street).

Today’s Daily Stoic poem:

Fuelling The Habit Bonfire

Choose wisely where to pour your fuel
Perhaps it will burn in passionate rage
Excellence is a habit, a tool
Where repetition is no longer a cage