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Ignacio Nieto Carvajal

This Is What We're Here For

This Is What We're Here For

The Daily Stoic for June 4th. “This Is What We’re Here For”. “Why then are we offended? Why do we complain? This is what we’re here for.” —SENECA, ON PROVIDENCE, 5.7b–8 Not really sure what to write today. Ryan Holiday seems to try to convey a

It Is Well To Be Flexible

It Is Well To Be Flexible

The Daily Stoic for June 3rd. “It Is Well To Be Flexible”. “He can’t serve in the military? Let him seek public office. Must he live in the private sector? Let him be a spokesperson. Is he condemned to silence? Let him aid his fellow citizens by silent public

Plato's View

Plato's View

The Daily Stoic for June 2nd. “Plato’s View”. “How beautifully Plato put it. Whenever you want to talk about people, it’s best to take a bird’s-eye view and see everything all at once—of gatherings, armies, farms, weddings and divorces, births and deaths, noisy courtrooms or silent

Always Have A Mental Reverse Clause

Always Have A Mental Reverse Clause

The Daily Stoic for June 1. “Always Have A Mental Reverse Clause”. “Indeed, no one can thwart the purposes of your mind—for they can’t be touched by fire, steel, tyranny, slander, or anything.” —MARCUS AURELIUS, MEDITATIONS, 8.41 Dune is one of the most fascinating science fiction sagas

We Have But One Obligation

We Have But One Obligation

The Daily Stoic for May 31st, “We Have But One Obligation”. “What is your vocation? To be a good person.” —MARCUS AURELIUS, MEDITATIONS, 11.5 The Stoics believed, above all else, that our job on this earth is to be a good human being. Obviously, all philosophies and religions teach

Working Hard Or Hardly Working?

Working Hard Or Hardly Working?

The Daily Stoic for May 30th. “Working Hard Or Hardly Working?” “I can’t call a person a hard worker just because I hear they read and write, even if working at it all night. Until I know what a person is working for, I can’t deem them industrious.

Work Is Therapy

Work Is Therapy

The Daily Stoic for May 29th. “Work Is Therapy”. “Work nourishes noble minds.” —SENECA, MORAL LETTERS, 31.5 Some days ago, while writing about Where to find joy, I discussed precisely about how I am the kind of person who loves doing stuff. In my case, it’s not about