May was an interesting month in the history of Practical Philosophy… On May 30th, 2024, we started the Practical Philosophy Vancouver chapter. For the first 2.5 years we just had the three groups. Minding our business. Then we opened CDMX in early 2024 and Vancouver was the 5th group. That was a turning point. After that, within a few months we had opened up another 5 or 10. One year later and we have 5x’d that number with over 25 chapters. It seems that Practical Philosophy has become an actual movement. During this month of May, 2025, we added new chapters in Montreal, Doha Qatar, Cagliari Italy and Saltillo Mexico. As well as the revival of our San Francisco chapter. For June, we have similar growth happening. What we must keep in mind, while all this exciting growth is happening, is that although growth in numbers is good, we MUST make sure that we are optimizing for the best discussions that we can have. That we are building something beautiful is evident, yes. That it’s quite massive, also yes. But that our main focus must be on the quality. When the initial exponential growth happened, it got into our head a little bit. We lost our humility for a brief period. We’ve made adjustments and remain conscious that we must maintain that humility. It’s been a balance because you also want to maintain your frame and yeah … that’s a whole other topic. Too humble is as bad as too arrogant. But we just try to keep in mind that our indicator for impact is not so much based on bodies through the door, but how well we are facilitating discussions that involve critical thinking and communication. That’s our goal. How is it that we can build a community built on honest and transparency? That’s the question we must ask. Things will continue to change, but with our focus on open discussion and connection through community, we believe that Practical Philosophy will continue to grow and change the lives of people all around the world. It started as a hangout, it has since become a movement. We are riding that wave together, and as long as we keep our focus on quality discussions, we will continue to be a space where people can connect with other deep thinkers.

I am stuck. Stuck in this loop that I’ve constructed myself—for my own downfall. It’s like I want to see myself fall, but a part of me can’t bear to watch. So I’m constantly at war. A war only I know exists. A war that isn’t based on just one thing, but an overall issue—it covers how I view life, my personality, my perspectives. It’s like I have two guns in my inventory. Both equal in firepower. But when I use one, it makes me want to shoot myself. And when I use the other, it shoots at the reflection of my face. Both are valuable to me. I treasure them. But both come with consequences. One gives me pleasure—but then turns right around and shoots me in the skull. The other one burns my hands when I hold it, but it fires straight at the parts of my life that hold me back from who I really am—or maybe who I could become, if I wanted to. Pleasure is such a fascinating emotion, isn’t it? I love what it gives me, but I hate what it brings with it. Too many options. Too many people to give opinions. Too many decisions to be made. Yet here I am, still deciding which gun to use. Even though I know I could use both. Maybe balance them. Maybe one day I will—when I can trust my hand not to shoot me in the skull again. It’s already done that a few times. I still carry the holes as reminders. But even then, I sometimes almost shoot myself again. How foolish is a human being. And I know—deep down—I know which option will bring me long-term fruit. But, still... a big “but.” I get affected by my surroundings. By people. By feelings I can’t always explain. But it’s not enough to make me kill my other half. So I live with it. Because at the end of the day—I live the life. The life doesn’t live me. *If you read all of this I am very thankfull for your time which you have taken out for it I am trying out if the writing which I do is interesting and helpful for others of not*

Hi I am Pierino from Switzerland nice to meet you all I'm just getting startet with stoicism