Quintus Curtius

Everyone wants to gain notoriety. Everyone wants to be respected. But what are the various ways this can be achieved?

How I overcame a collapsed lung, an operation, and a hospital recovery. What kind of attitude you need to have when confronting disasters.

The tale of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight has much to say about the virtue of justice, and why it is so rare. But why is it so rare? A small amount of justice yields an incredible amount of energy.

Some people bloom early. Some people need more time to come into their own. This podcast explains why we should be patient with ourselves, not compare ourselves to others, and cultivate what it is that we do best.

This is a review of the 2016 film "The Revenant," directed by Alejandro Inarritu and starring Leonardo DiCaprio.

What are the 8 key factors that we need when conducting any operation, or carrying out a project? This podcast discusses the 8 critical elements of success in any conflict scenario.

If we want to do something big, we need (1) a strategy, (2) a campaign, and (3) tactics. This podcast discusses these three levels of operational art, and how they must accommodate our goals and envisioned end-state. How do these three levels interrelate? And how can we be sure they are being used effectively? Join me for a discussion.

You will hear many people try to tell you that "this can't be done" or "that can't be done." And many times such talk is proven wrong. This podcast discusses why you should not listen to the doubters or naysayers, and instead focus on your own vision.

What are social boundaries? Why are they important? And how do we go about setting them with other people? This podcast discusses some answers.

Why is guilt the most insidious and devious of all the vices? Why can it exist when we enjoy success, or suffer failure? And what are the ways we can eradicate crippling feelings of guilt? We discuss how in this podcast.

How has personality influenced history? Are great men more influential, or are impersonal forces? What are the positive and negative instincts that give rise to strong or weak personalities?

What are the traits that allow us to survive extreme situations? What is the calculus of survival? What can we can do to increase our chances of survival in adverse conditions? This podcast uses lessons learned from the horrifying prison camps of the Pacific in the Second World War to suggest some answers.

What is the imagination? We discuss some of its features: 1. The pervasive nature of ambiguity and what it means for the imagination. 2. The bridge or isthmus between the physical and spiritual worlds. 3. The microcosm and the macrocosm. 4. Existence being identical to imagination. 5. The importance of dreams.

We all need to sharpen our powers of logic and deduction. But how to go about doing this? This podcast provides some effective strategies for improving our deductive skills.

How can I stop procrastinating and regain control of my life? How can I maintain my focus and motivation for the things I'm doing? We discuss some answers to these questions.

The world can provide us with the things we need if we adopt the right approaches: 1. Subordinating appetites to Reason. 2. Never giving up. 3. Learning to let go. Our discussion focuses on why this is so, and how to achieve this awareness.

We all nurse some form of anger or resentment about wounds we received in the past. Why is this? Where does it come from? And how can we free ourselves from it? This podcast focuses on these questions.

Everyone wants to be creative. But how do we become creative? What conditions nurture and augment the creative impulse? Quintus tackles this subject and lays out the five important conditions that should be present for creativity truly to flourish. Tune in to hear more details...

We discuss the nature, importance, and features of boldness. How can we cultivate boldness? How can we employ it to best advantage? What are some of the inhibitors of boldness? How do I know when to be bold, and when not to?

In this podcast I discuss my seven major observations about getting older. Some of these will surprise you.