"Free yourself from distraction, walk the path in front of you." - Marcus Aurelius Much of Aurelius' Meditations is dedicated to the pursuit of focus. The mind wrestles with distraction constantly (maybe you're doing it right now?), and while we...
"In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity." - Sun Tzu From The Art of War, the Chinese military treatise which dates back to the 5th century BC. Sun Tzu was the original game theorist, and the advice in The...
"Waste no more time arguing what a good man should be. Be one." - Marcus Aurelius In Meditations, Aurelius distills the central pillars and tenets of stoic philosophy. Although it was essentially a journal and never intended for a general...
"Above all, don't lie to yourself." - Fyodor Dostoevsky This passage from The Brothers Karamazov is so awesome, we included the entire excerpt in our design to provide context for Dostoevsky's stunning insight into personal responsibility, clarity, and the dangers of self-deception. While...
Exciting news! We’ve been working with the awesome folks at Threadless to launch a new line of Obvious State tees. This is a beta launch which includes twelve brand new designs! And not only will you be the first to...
In Meditations, Aurelius distills the central pillars and tenets of stoic philosophy. Although it was essentially a journal and never intended for a general readership, it has become one of the most widely read philosophy works in the world. In...
