De quiete.
The Twofold Rest of Life
Interior rest restrains the mind from forbidden desires, while exterior rest provides leisure for honorable and useful pursuits, and both serve discipline.
The rest of life — whether interior, so that the mind doesn't run wild through forbidden desires, or exterior, so that leisure and opportunity are available for honorable and useful pursuits — both kinds serve discipline.
Read the original Latin
Vitae quies, sive interior, ut mens per illicita desideria non discurrat, sive exterior, ut otium et opportunitas honestis et utilibus studiis suppetat, utraque ad disciplinam pertinet.
Didascalicon de Studio Legendi (On the Study of Reading) companion
Hugh said begin with small daily portions. Start tomorrow.
Chosen Portion serves one short, ordered devotional reading each day — the medieval lectio pattern, free on iOS.
Hugh taught that formation comes from ordered, incremental daily reading, and Chosen Portion is that ordered daily portion delivered to your phone.
- A curated daily portion in 2-3 minutes, no decision fatigue about what to read
- Progress through complete historic works in order, the way Hugh prescribed
- Free app plus a weekly email unpacking one reading in depth