The Daily Stoic How To Think Better in the Age of AI (From the Stoics)
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May 17, 2026 Practical strategies for clearer thinking in an age of AI. Lessons on first-principles reasoning and asking better questions. Warnings about information diets, mimetic bias, and instant certainty. Tips on reading deeply, writing to clarify, and testing ideas by engaging opposing views.
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Invest In Timeless Skills
- Insight: Eternal skills like character, discipline, and critical thinking outlast trendy technical skills.
- Holiday urges focus on humanities, patience, creativity and fundamentals rather than chasing ephemeral tech fads like any single tool.
Welcome Being Proven Wrong
- Do welcome correction and change opinions quickly when shown wrong because truth matters more than ego.
- Holiday highlights Marcus Aurelius' readiness to change view if refuted and that persisting in self‑deceit harms you.
Train For Adaptability Not Recipes
- Do cultivate adaptability over rigid rules by asking how to respond to circumstances, not for fixed prescriptions.
- Holiday cites Epictetus advising students to become adaptable so they can reply appropriately to varied situations.