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Ignacio Nieto Carvajal

Less Is More

Less Is More

The Daily Stoic for April 13th: “Less Is More”. “Don’t act grudgingly, selfishly, without due diligence, or to be a contrarian. Also, don’t overdress your thought in fine language. Don’t be a person of too many words and too many deeds. . . . Be cheerful, not wanting outside help

Reject Tantalizing Gifts

Reject Tantalizing Gifts

The Daily Stoic for April 12th. “Reject tantalizing gifts”. “Atreus: Who would reject the flood of fortune’s gifts? Thyestes: Anyone who has experienced how easily they flow back.” —SENECA, THYESTES, 536 What’s wrong with accepting a gift? Generally speaking, nothing. However, there are different types of gifts. In

If You Want To Learn, Be Humble

If You Want To Learn, Be Humble

The Daily Stoic for April the 11th. “If you want to learn, be humble”. “Throw out your conceited opinions, for it is impossible for a person to begin to learn what he thinks he already knows.” —EPICTETUS, DISCOURSES, 2.17.1 Today, I was talking to a fellow TechHub member

Judgments Cause Disturbance

Judgments Cause Disturbance

The Daily Stoic for April 10th, “Judgments cause disturbance”. “It isn’t events themselves that disturb people, but only their judgments about them.” —EPICTETUS, ENCHIRIDION, 5 Some weeks ago, by mid March, the stoic meditation, “Timeless Wisdom“, talked about this topic. How events are not good or bad per se,

Test Your Impressions

Test Your Impressions

The Daily Stoic for April 9th. “Test your impressions”. “From the very beginning, make it your practice to say to every harsh impression, ‘you are an impression and not at all what you appear to be.’ Next, examine and test it by the rules you possess, the first and greatest

Will My Estonian Company Have To Pay Taxes In My Home Country?

Will My Estonian Company Have To Pay Taxes In My Home Country?

There’s one recurrent fear many solopreneurs face when considering starting a company in Estonia. Namely, that if they live and work in their home country, their companies will be considered tax residents there. Worst case scenario, they are scared of having to pay taxes twice. Luckily, there are double-taxation

The Cost Of Accepting Counterfeits

The Cost Of Accepting Counterfeits

The Daily Stoic for April 8th. “The cost of accepting counterfeits”. “When it comes to money, where we feel our clear interest, we have an entire art where the tester uses many means to discover the worth . . . just as we give great attention to judging things that might steer us