Too little time to do all the things we need
or needing to do too many things in that time?
Forming focus has found a way to succeed;
at the least enabling a chance to shine.

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January 2026 Punk Poetry Chapbook now available here.

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A couple of years ago, when I immersed myself in Ryan Holiday’s The Daily Stoic, a thought crossed my mind to try and write a poem based on each day’s entry. I also thought that this book would be great as a phone app but in the absence of that arriving, AI has advanced enough now for me to be able to create the app myself. Whilst not perfect, it does present each day’s entry as a Reminder on my phone, which is great.

Whilst messing around with creating this, today I decided to get back to this idea of writing a poem for every day too and should be able to add an extra poem here each day for the rest of the year.

What a crazy (stupid!) idea.

Today’s Daily Stoic poem:

Control and Choice

The past is firmly in the box, the future still outside
Every day is a choice about the ideas you consume.
Is it wise to be making bargains with the tide?
Or sweeping back the ocean with a broom?