Hello, I’m John.
Philosophy has a reputation for being abstract. I’m interested in what happens when you use it on the life you are actually living.
I co-founded Syntropise, an applied-philosophy practice for leaders and elite performers whose decisions carry real weight. Before that, I spent fifteen years teaching in academia and researching how people learn, think and develop judgement. I also write books and essays, host a podcast, and occasionally disappear behind a pair of decks.
Away from the desk, you’ll usually find me on my allotment, battling the Cumbrian elements in pursuit of exquisite fruit and veg.
I’m less interested in giving people answers than in helping them see what their usual answers have been hiding.
Six ways I spend mine.
Syntropise
The applied-philosophy practice I built with my friend David Priestley. For people whose decisions carry public consequences and private weight.
Syntropology
Readable philosophy about what helps people and living systems come alive, or fall apart.
Published books
The ones with my name on the spine. I’m currently writing the sequel to The Syntropist.
Academic work
Fifteen years of research into how people learn, reflect, and develop judgement.
Talk Doesn’t Cook Rice
My friend Danny Massaro and I have the sort of conversations that rarely fit into a meeting agenda.
DJ mixes
When the thinking’s done, tunes. Not everything worth doing needs a thesis.
Say hello.
If something here resonates, drop me a line.
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john@johnstoszkowski.com or LinkedIn.