Ignacio Nieto Carvajal

The Daily Stoic for September 26th, “What Time Off Is For”. “Leisure without study is death—a tomb for the living person.” SENECA, MORAL LETTERS, 82.4 Today’s stoic meditation is asking us not to devote our time off to doing nothing. Instead of just lying at the beach,

The Daily Stoic for September 25th, “The Vulnerability Of Dependence”. “Show me someone who isn’t a slave! One is a slave to lust, another to greed, another to power, and all are slaves to fear. I could name a former Consul who is a slave to a little old

The Daily Stoic for September 24th, “It Could Happen To You”. “Being unexpected adds to the weight of a disaster, and being a surprise has never failed to increase a person’s pain. For that reason, nothing should ever be unexpected by us. Our minds should be sent out in

The Daily Stoic for September 23rd, “The Most Secure Fortress”. “Remember that your ruling reason becomes unconquerable when it rallies and relies on itself, so that it won’t do anything contrary to its own will, even if its position is irrational. How much more unconquerable if its judgments are

The Daily Stoic for September 22nd, “No Pain, No Gain”. “Difficulties show a person’s character. So when a challenge confronts you, remember that God is matching you with a younger sparring partner, as would a physical trainer. Why? Becoming an Olympian takes sweat! I think no one has a