Consilium - The Journal https://yourconsilium.com/journal/ Essays on hard decisions, drawn from the thinkers in the Consilium roster. en Mon, 06 Jul 2026 00:13:09 GMT Should I Quit My Job? https://yourconsilium.com/journal/career/should-i-quit-my-job https://yourconsilium.com/journal/career/should-i-quit-my-job Three thinkers disagree about whether to leave. Seneca says the discontent may follow you. Thoreau says the job is quiet desperation. Frankl says ask what it is for. Sun, 05 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Career Seneca Henry David Thoreau Viktor Frankl Purpose Courage Change Should I Tell the Truth If It Will Hurt Someone? https://yourconsilium.com/journal/ethics/should-i-tell-the-truth-if-it-will-hurt-someone https://yourconsilium.com/journal/ethics/should-i-tell-the-truth-if-it-will-hurt-someone Three thinkers disagree about honesty and harm. Hannah Arendt defends the truth. Confucius defends the bond. Nietzsche asks what your honesty is really serving. Sun, 05 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Ethics Hannah Arendt Confucius Friedrich Nietzsche Honesty Integrity Courage Am I Living Someone Else's Life? https://yourconsilium.com/journal/identity/am-i-living-someone-elses-life https://yourconsilium.com/journal/identity/am-i-living-someone-elses-life Three thinkers disagree about what it means to live a borrowed life. Jung says excavate the mask. Baldwin says face what was assigned. Kierkegaard says stop stalling and leap. Sun, 05 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Identity Carl Jung James Baldwin Soren Kierkegaard Authenticity Self-Discovery Purpose How Do You Let Go of Someone You Love? https://yourconsilium.com/journal/loss/how-do-you-let-go-of-someone-you-love https://yourconsilium.com/journal/loss/how-do-you-let-go-of-someone-you-love Three thinkers disagree about letting go. Joan Didion says you cannot force it. Marcus Aurelius says it was always on loan. Kahlil Gibran says you never owned it. Sun, 05 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Loss Joan Didion Marcus Aurelius Kahlil Gibran Letting Go Grief Change How Do You Know When a Relationship Is Over? https://yourconsilium.com/journal/relationships/how-do-you-know-when-a-relationship-is-over https://yourconsilium.com/journal/relationships/how-do-you-know-when-a-relationship-is-over Three thinkers disagree about when to leave. Esther Perel asks what died. Rumi says you already know. Simone de Beauvoir says stop pretending you have no choice. Sun, 05 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Relationships Esther Perel Rumi Simone de Beauvoir Letting Go Courage Change