From SEAL Teams to the classroom at Columbia University,
of is a legitimate warrior-philosopher.Just as good live as he is with his weekly essay on What then?, Sam has become one of my favorite modern writers. I really enjoyed getting to learn more about him and his empowering perspectives in this conversation.
We discussed life philosophy; Stoicism; war; adversity in transitions; challenging the mind, body, and spirit to enhance performance; and much more.
You will hear us refer to an older post on Socrates and the impact war must have had on his philosophy. This was my first introduction to Sam on Substack and he has since become one of my favorite modern philosophical writers. Read it here:
Another one of my favorite posts by Sam relates to our discussion about forced meditation. Sam continuously explores the extremes to relate them to the mundane. In this essay, he writes about how being a combat diver teaches the skills of presence and mindfulness.
Sam is outstanding at weaving ancient philosophy, modern hardship, and his unique experiences together into a weekly hard-hitting post. I get better every time I read his work and this conversation did the same thing.
His podcast, No Bell, is another source of valuable knowledge that he is continuously evolving. My favorite listen so far, which I rank among the top 5 podcast episodes I’ve ever heard is:
I can’t recommend his account or podcast enough.
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