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Ignacio Nieto Carvajal

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

Expect To Change Your Opinions

Expect To Change Your Opinions

The Daily Stoic for April 7th. “Expect To Change Your Opinions”: “There are two things that must be rooted out in human beings—arrogant opinion and mistrust. Arrogant opinion expects that there is nothing further needed, and mistrust assumes that under the torrent of circumstance there can be no happiness.

Prepare Yourself For Negativity

Prepare Yourself For Negativity

The Daily Stoic meditation for April 6th. “Prepare yourself for negativity”. “When you first rise in the morning tell yourself: I will encounter busybodies, ingrates, egomaniacs, liars, the jealous and cranks. They are all stricken with these afflictions because they don’t know the difference between good and evil. Because

Trust, But Verify

Trust, But Verify

The Daily Stoic for April 5th. “Trust, but verify”. “First off, don’t let the force of the impression carry you away. Say to it, ‘hold up a bit and let me see who you are and where you are from—let me put you to the test’ . . .” —EPICTETUS, DISCOURSES,