Day 1 · Q1: Self-Knowledge · January 1, 2026
Pause. Breathe. Begin.
I . L E C T I O
Socrates
The Apology, 38a
“The unexamined life is not worth living.”
C O N T E X T
Socrates spoke these words at his trial in 399 BC, choosing death over silence. For him, philosophy was not an academic exercise but the very breath of a meaningful existence — the daily practice of questioning what we assume to be true.
I I . M E D I T A T I O
“What part of your life have you stopped examining — and why?”
I I I . S C R I P T I O
Write one sentence about something you have accepted without question.
I V . C O N N E X I O
This is your first day. There is nothing yet to connect to — only the beginning of a thread you will weave across months and years.
This practice exists because of readers like you.
Sustain it →Tomorrow's passage, delivered at dawn.