Ignacio Nieto Carvajal

The Daily Stoic for May 27th. “Sweat The Small Stuff”. “Well-being is realized by small steps, but is truly no small thing.” —ZENO, QUOTED IN DIOGENES LAERTIUS, LIVES OF THE EMINENT PHILOSOPHERS, 7.1.26 It’s true that what we are is the sum of the small things we

The Daily Stoic for May 26th. “Stop Caring What People Think”. “I’m constantly amazed by how easily we love ourselves above all others, yet we put more stock in the opinions of others than in our own estimation of self. . . . How much credence we give to the opinions our

The Daily Stoic for May 25th: “Where to find joy”. “Joy for human beings lies in proper human work. And proper human work consists in: acts of kindness to other human beings, disdain for the stirrings of the senses, identifying trustworthy impressions, and contemplating the natural order and all that

The Daily Stoic for May 24th. “Making Your Own Good Fortune”. “You say, good fortune used to meet you at every corner. But the fortunate person is the one who gives themselves a good fortune. And good fortunes are a well-tuned soul, good impulses and good actions.” —MARCUS AURELIUS, MEDITATIONS,

The Daily Stoic for May 23rd. “Show Me How To Live”. “Show me that the good life doesn’t consist in its length, but in its use, and that it is possible—no, entirely too common—for a person who has had a long life to have lived too little.

The Daily Stoic for May 22nd. “Today Is The Day”. “You get what you deserve. Instead of being a good person today, you choose instead to become one tomorrow.” —MARCUS AURELIUS, MEDITATIONS, 8.22 “I don’t complain about the lack of time . . . what little I have will go far