The parent comment about conflict made me think that surely Montaigne must have an essay "On Conflict". Not so, but a quick search turned up [0]. More generall

The parent comment about conflict made me think that surely Montaigne must have an essay "On Conflict". Not so, but a quick search turned up [0]. More generally Montaigne's writings (which you may well know) are sometimes cited as "mindfulness" long before the term was invented [1]. [0] https://psyche.co/ideas/for-montaigne-verbal-jousting-is-the-only-way-to-reach-truth https://psyche.co/ideas/for-montaigne-verbal-jousting-is-the... [1] https://thehouseilivein.me/2023/10/21/my-year-with-montaigne-on-mindfulness/ https://thehouseilivein.me/2023/10/21/my-year-with-montaigne...