“Bodily vices (e.g., self-induced sickness) are voluntary and blameworthy.”— Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics, Book III, Chapter 5(Translated by W.D. Ross) Big Idea Your body is like a rental car 🚗: Real-Life Scenarios 🍔 Diet Disasters → Voluntary Harm: Daily fast food + zero exercise → Diabetes at 35.→ Accountable Choice: Meal prep Sundays → Marathon at … Read more
“The beginning of vice lies in ourselves; like a stone’s throw, the act is voluntary.”— Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics, Book III, Chapter 5(Translated by W.D. Ross) Big Idea Bad habits start like skipping stones 🌊: Real-Life Scenarios 🏢 Office Supplies → Voluntary Start: Take pens home → Next year embezzles funds.→ Accountable Choice: Label communal items … Read more
“To say vice is involuntary is to deny man’s agency in forming character.”— Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics, Book III, Chapter 5(Translated by W.D. Ross) Big Idea Character-building is like a gym membership 🏋️♀️: Real-Life Scenarios 💻 Workplace Ethics → Denial: “The system forced me to fudge numbers” → Fired + blacklisted.→ Ownership: Blow whistle on accounting … Read more
“Vicious habits begin with voluntary acts; one becomes unjust by choosing injustice.”— Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics, Book III, Chapter 5(Translated by W.D. Ross) Big Idea Character is like a garden 🌱: Real-Life Scenarios 🏢 Workplace Culture → Voluntary Act: “Borrow” office supplies → Next year embezzles funds.→ Just Choice: Report missing printer → Builds audit trust. … Read more
“The temperate man desires what he ought, as reason prescribes.”— Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics, Book III, Chapter 11(Translated by W.D. Ross) ig Idea Self-control is your brain’s GPS 🧭: Real-Life Scenarios 🛒 Grocery Temptations → Undisciplined: Buy 10 candy bars on sale → Sugar crash.→ Temperate: Choose dark chocolate + almonds → Steady focus. 💸 Holiday … Read more
“Temperance concerns touch and taste—pleasures common to beasts.”— Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics, Book III, Chapter 10(Translated by W.D. Ross) Big Idea Self-control is like training a puppy 🐶： Real-Life Scenarios 🍟 Fast Food Frenzy → Beastly：Eat entire family-size fries → Regret + nap.→ Temperate：Split fries + share → Enjoy guilt-free. 🛍️ Black Friday Madness → Beastly：Camp … Read more
“Virtue and vice depend on ourselves; we shape character through repeated acts.”— Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics, Book III, Chapter 5(Translated by W.D. Ross) Big Idea Life’s like training for a marathon: Real-Life Scenarios Try This Week
“The good man wishes for the true good; the bad man for apparent good.”— Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics, Book III, Chapter 4(Translated by W.D. Ross) Big Idea Life’s like grocery shopping: Real-Life Scenarios Try This Week
“Wish is for the end; choice is for the means to the end.”— Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics, Book III, Chapter 4(Translated by W.D. Ross) Big Idea Life’s like a road trip: Real-Life Scenarios Try This Week
“Deliberation stops when we trace the cause back to ourselves—the choosing part.”— Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics, Book III, Chapter 3(Translated by W.D. Ross) Plain Talk Life’s like fixing a leaky pipe: Everyday Examples Try This Week