Jordan Lavender
jordanlavender.bsky.social
Jordan Lavender
@jordanlavender.bsky.social
Adjunct professor interested in the intersection of linguistics and religion.
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True happiness is to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future.

- Seneca

#stoicism #inspiration #philosophy
March 16, 2025 at 2:06 AM
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Reading about the insane numbers of books that ordinary working people used to read a hundred years ago feels like seeing pictures of the Pacific Ocean back when it teemed with whales. Hard to comprehend what we’ve lost.
March 9, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.

- Epictetus

#stoicism #inspiration #philosophy
March 9, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Messy bookshelves are the best!
Academics:

A colleague has shamed me for my “messy bookshelves” but I think they’re normal.

Who’s right?
February 6, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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The best revenge is to be unlike your enemy.

- Marcus Aurelius

#stoicism #inspiration #philosophy
February 6, 2025 at 8:07 AM
I think Stoicism has a lot to offer modern culture
November 24, 2024 at 12:42 PM