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Ignacio Nieto Carvajal

No Blame, Just Focus

No Blame, Just Focus

The Daily Stoic for August 4th, “No Blame, Just Focus”. “You must stop blaming God, and not blame any person. You must completely control your desire and shift your avoidance to what lies within your reasoned choice. You must no longer feel anger, resentment, envy, or regret.” —EPICTETUS, DISCOURSES, 3.

The Good Life Is Anywhere

The Good Life Is Anywhere

The Daily Stoic for August 3rd. “The Good Life Is Anywhere”. “At this moment you aren’t on a journey, but wandering about, being driven from place to place, even though what you seek—to live well—is found in all places. Is there any place more full of confusion

We Can Work Any Way

We Can Work Any Way

The Daily Stoic for August 2nd. “We Can Work Any Way”. “Indeed, how could exile be an obstacle to a person’s own cultivation, or to attaining virtue when no one has ever been cut off from learning or practicing what is needed by exile?” —MUSONIUS RUFUS, LECTURES, 9.37.

Don't Go Expecting Perfection

Don't Go Expecting Perfection

The Daily Stoic for August 1st. “Don’t Go Expecting Perfection”. “That cucumber is bitter, so toss it out! There are thorns on the path, then keep away! Enough said. Why ponder the existence of nuisance? Such thinking would make you a laughing-stock to the true student of Nature, just

Your Career Is Not A Life Sentence

Your Career Is Not A Life Sentence

The Daily Stoic for July 31st. “Your Career Is Not A Life Sentence”. “How disgraceful is the lawyer whose dying breath passes while at court, at an advanced age, pleading for unknown litigants and still seeking the approval of ignorant spectators.” —SENECA, ON THE BREVITY OF LIFE, 20.2 Today

Stoic Joy

Stoic Joy

The Daily Stoic for July 30, “Stoic Joy”. “Trust me, real joy is a serious thing. Do you think someone can, in the charming expression, blithely dismiss death with an easy disposition? Or swing open the door to poverty, keep pleasures in check, or meditate on the endurance of suffering?

Trade-Offs When Ditching The 9 To 5

Trade-Offs When Ditching The 9 To 5

Quitting my 9 to 5 job was, as you probably know, one of the best decisions of my life. After years of freedom, I know I won’t be able to get back to a cubicle again. However, every important decision you make in your life comes with some compromises.