Uncle Josh Fills out another Scare Tactic

Did I say “scare tactic”? I meant survey. I have in my mailbox yet another “survey” from Hillsdale College. I signed up for their stuff years ago when I wanted to understand the conservative mindset from more than the mockery of Jon Stewart,  John Oliver, and Peter Sagal. They have traced me through two moves …

Uncle Josh on Wisdom

(This is a follow up to Six Words and Honest.) The original key phrase to this word was no foolish statements and as I begin this process, I don’t know exactly what I meant, especially considering what I thought about in the Honest discussion and the overall goal of this project to stop complaining and work …

Uncle Josh on Honesty

The first word I came up with in the Six Words exercise was Honest. The phrase I attached to this was *No False Statements*. This is probably easier to manage that the positive for: *Always tell the truth*. Honesty intersects with the cardinal virtues in the following ways: Courage – sometimes it requires courage to …

Uncle Josh on Six Words

Back in January 2022 when I started my latest journal I did a Six Words exercise which I believe came from one of the Art of Manliness’ Journal Prompts. The goal of the exercise was to record six words that defined who I am at my best, my goal state, my Nature (in the Stoic …