![]() ![]() Chris continued his studies with the college by completing the year-long Marcus Aurelius School. He discovered The College of Stoic Philosophers later that year and enrolled in the Stoic Essential Studies course. Eventually, he came back to Stoicism to maintain his peace of mind in this chaotic environment.Įarly in 2011, Chris began to study Stoicism seriously. Chris began reading extensively in the areas of psychology, cognitive science, and evolutionary psychology to understand the frequently violent behavior he witnessed on the streets. However, when Chris returned to public service as a law enforcement, he was not fully prepared for the often brutal realities of human behavior in the tough neighborhoods he worked. The mental resilience fostered by those mental practices served Chris well while he served in the Marine Corps Presidential Helicopter Squadron, and during the nearly twenty years in large-scale computing as a hardware and software engineer. Chris was exposed to the military version of “stoicism” while serving in the U.S. ![]()
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