Ignacio Nieto Carvajal

The Daily Stoic for April 22nd. “The marks of a rational person”. “These are the characteristics of the rational soul: self-awareness, self-examination, and self-determination. It reaps its own harvest. . . . It succeeds in its own purpose . . .” —MARCUS AURELIUS, MEDITATIONS, 11.1–2 I started this daily stoic journey without a clear

The Daily Stoic for April 21st. “Don’t let your attention slide”. “When you let your attention slide for a bit, don’t think you will get back a grip on it whenever you wish—instead, bear in mind that because of today’s mistake everything that follows will be

The Daily Stoic for April the 21st, “Real good is simple”. “Here’s a way to think about what the masses regard as being ‘good’ things. If you would first start by setting your mind upon things that are unquestionably good—wisdom, self-control, justice, courage—with this preconception you’ll

The Daily Stoic for April 19th. “Our sphere of impulses”. “Epictetus says we must discover the missing art of assent and pay special attention to the sphere of our impulses—that they are subject to reservation, to the common good, and that they are in proportion to actual worth.” —MARCUS

The Daily Stoic for April 18th. “Opinions are like…” “What is bad luck? Opinion. What are conflict, dispute, blame, accusation, irreverence, and frivolity? They are all opinions, and more than that, they are opinions that lie outside of our own reasoned choice, presented as if they were good or evil.

The Daily Stoic for April 17th. “No harm, no foul”. “Do away with the opinion I am harmed, and the harm is cast away too. Do away with being harmed, and harm disappears.” —MARCUS AURELIUS, MEDITATIONS, 4.7 Many years ago, a pizza slice costed me one of my best