The Stoic Futurist
Peter Ashby Smith, David Roy, Dan AckersMake better decisions amidst rapid technological change. I write about agency, disciplined action, and values led leadership so ambitious professionals stay steady, commercially relevant, and in control as AI accelerates and reshapes the future of work.
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When Courage Has Nowhere to Go
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I was heading home from work recently when I was struck by the uncomfortable sense that something was wrong.
It had been a good day.
I’d solved problems, made decisions, helped people and moved things forward.
I genera...
When Experience Outlives Its Evidence
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An experienced firefighter once entered a burning house and became uneasy.
The fire wasn’t behaving as it should.
The heat was unusually intense.
The building was strangely quiet.
Water wasn’t having the expected effe...
Is My Baby Ugly?
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An experienced founder once described a useful entrepreneurship test to me:
Is my baby ugly?
The question is uncomfortable, and that’s deliberate.
It asks whether a founder hear criticism of their product without immed...
The Organisation That Forgot Why It Won
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I used to drink a fair bit of McCafé coffee.
Not because it was the best coffee available. In Australia, that’s a difficult claim for anyone to make.
Rather, it occupied a more useful position for me.
On the commute, McCaf...
Stoicism, Adaptation and the Changing Self | Dan Ackers & Peter Ashby Smith
What does Stoicism have to offer people living through accelerating technological and social change?
Dan Ackers and I recently explored that question in a wide-ranging conversation about career pivots, portfolio careers, generalist experti...
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Stoic Futurist. I study how ancient ideas on agency, discipline, and character hold up under modern pressures like AI, accelerating work, and fragile institutions. I write for leaders, professionals, and founders seeking judgement in uncertain times.
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The world will keep changing, whether we want it to or not. I'm interested in how we adapt, what we resist, what we learn to live with, and how much we can shape what comes next.
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