Theme-first story library
733 substantive stories are organized into 18 primary theme notes. Open a theme below to read its stories in one place. Prior standalone notes and the former Daily Dad month-by-month collection remain preserved under Misc.
Browse by theme
| Theme | Stories | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| [[Character, Integrity & Example | Character, Integrity & Example]] | 38 |
| [[Discipline, Habits & Self-Mastery | Discipline, Habits & Self-Mastery]] | 23 |
| [[Courage, Resilience & Adversity | Courage, Resilience & Adversity]] | 33 |
| [[Love, Loyalty & Family Bonds | Love, Loyalty & Family Bonds]] | 27 |
| [[Presence, Care & Family Priorities | Presence, Care & Family Priorities]] | 23 |
| [[Parenting, Discipline & Independence | Parenting, Discipline & Independence]] | 16 |
| [[Mentorship, Belief & Human Potential | Mentorship, Belief & Human Potential]] | 23 |
| [[Learning, Curiosity & Discovery | Learning, Curiosity & Discovery]] | 37 |
| [[Identity, Calling & Belonging | Identity, Calling & Belonging]] | 33 |
| [[Leadership, Power & Responsibility | Leadership, Power & Responsibility]] | 102 |
| [[Justice, Mercy & Moral Courage | Justice, Mercy & Moral Courage]] | 37 |
| [[Conflict, Anger & Reconciliation | Conflict, Anger & Reconciliation]] | 36 |
| [[Community, Cooperation & Connection | Community, Cooperation & Connection]] | 32 |
| [[Work, Ambition & Excellence | Work, Ambition & Excellence]] | 36 |
| [[Contentment, Meaning & the Good Life | Contentment, Meaning & the Good Life]] | 14 |
| [[Judgment, Perception & Self-Knowledge | Judgment, Perception & Self-Knowledge]] | 114 |
| [[Communication, Persuasion & Truth | Communication, Persuasion & Truth]] | 92 |
| [[Mortality, Grief & Time | Mortality, Grief & Time]] | 17 |
How the library is organized
- Every substantive story has one primary theme, which keeps the library searchable without duplicating full stories across files.
- Daily Dad, Daily Stoic, Daily Laws, Art of Seduction, 48 Laws of Power, Discipline Is Destiny, Better Angels, Righteous Mind, and the selected WEIRDest People in the World stories retain direct PDF++ page locators.
- Existing standalone notes are preserved in
Misc/Original Story Notes, so old wikilinks and backlinks continue to resolve. - The Daily Dad, Daily Stoic, Daily Laws, Art of Seduction, 48 Laws of Power, Discipline Is Destiny, Better Angels, and Righteous Mind source-oriented audits are preserved under
Misc/Source Collections. - Incomplete fragments and link-only placeholders are in
Misc/Loose Notesrather than being presented as finished stories.
Library maintenance
- Stories MOC — thematic map and editorial rules
- Theme Assignment Ledger — complete story-to-theme audit trail
- REFERENCES — source register
- Misc — preserved source notes, loose notes, and system files
- Character, Integrity & Example
- Communication, Persuasion & Truth
- Community, Cooperation & Connection
- Conflict, Anger & Reconciliation
- Contentment, Meaning & the Good Life
- Courage, Resilience & Adversity
- Discipline, Habits & Self-Mastery
- Identity, Calling & Belonging
- Judgment, Perception & Self-Knowledge
- Justice, Mercy & Moral Courage
- Leadership, Power & Responsibility
- Learning, Curiosity & Discovery
- Love, Loyalty & Family Bonds
- Mentorship, Belief & Human Potential
- Misc
- Loose Notes
- Original Story Notes
- Arguments
- Cincinnatus Returns to the Plow
- Damon and Pythias
- Faking
- Feynman's Glass of Ice Water
- God Sees the Truth But Waits
- Golf
- I Know What I'm Doing
- Laughter
- Low IQ
- Master and Man
- Mercy
- Nathan's Ewe Lamb
- Nobody Is Thinking About You
- Not Surrendering
- Only the Animals Stayed
- Put Out the Spark
- Results
- Retreat
- Searching for the Ass
- Six Feet of Land
- Solon and Croesus
- St Bartholomew's Day
- The Bundle of Sticks
- The Contented Fisherman
- The Disabled Fox
- The Emperor's New Clothes
- The Empty Boat
- The Fox and the Grapes
- The Gates of Hamburg
- The Golden Eagle
- The Governor's Welcome
- The Guru's Cat
- The Joking Shepherd
- The King and His Hawk
- The Lion and the Mouse
- The Little Hero of Holland
- The North Wind and the Sun
- The Pilgrim Who Stopped
- The Ring of Gyges
- The Sword of Damocles
- The Three Hermits
- The Tortoise and the Hare
- The Truth Shop
- The Victory That Made the Enemy
- What Men Live By
- Wiser Than Yesterday
- Working Hard
- Source Collections
- Discipline Is Destiny
- The 48 Laws of Power
- The Art of Seduction
- The Better Angels of Our Nature
- The Daily Dad
- 01 - Teach by Example
- 02 - Love Unconditionally
- 03 - Put Your Family First
- 04 - Master Your Emotions
- 05 - Character Is Fate
- 06 - Do Not Neglect Yourself
- 07 - Help Them Become Who They Are
- 08 - Always Be a Fan
- 09 - Raise a Reader
- 10 - Struggle and Emerge
- 11 - Give Thanks and Build Bonds
- 12 - Time Flies
- The Daily Dad - Story Index
- The Daily Laws
- 01 - Your Life's Task
- 02 - The Ideal Apprenticeship
- 03 - The Master at Work
- 04 - The Perfect Courtier
- 05 - The Supposed Nonplayers of Power
- 06 - The Divine Craft
- 07 - The Seductive Character
- 08 - The Master Persuader
- 09 - The Grand Strategist
- 10 - The Emotional Self
- 11 - The Rational Human
- 12 - The Cosmic Sublime
- The Daily Laws - Story Index
- The Daily Stoic
- The Righteous Mind
- 01 - Where Does Morality Come From
- 02 - The Intuitive Dog and Its Rational Tail
- 03 - Elephants Rule
- 04 - Vote for Me (Here's Why)
- 05 - Beyond WEIRD Morality
- 06 - Taste Buds of the Righteous Mind
- 07 - The Moral Foundations of Politics
- 08 - The Conservative Advantage
- 09 - Why Are We So Groupish
- 10 - The Hive Switch
- 11 - Religion Is a Team Sport
- 12 - Can't We All Disagree More Constructively
- Conclusion - Moral Pluralism and Groupish Righteousness
- The Righteous Mind - Story Index
- System
- Mortality, Grief & Time
- Parenting, Discipline & Independence
- Presence, Care & Family Priorities
- Work, Ambition & Excellence