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Ignacio Nieto Carvajal

The Only Prize

The Only Prize

The Daily Stoic for today, January the 25th, “The Only Prize”: “What’s left to be prized? This, I think—to limit our action or inaction to only what’s in keeping with the needs of our own preparation . . . it’s what the exertions of education and teaching are all

Push For Deep Understanding

Push For Deep Understanding

The Daily Stoic for January the 24th: Push for deep understanding. “From Rusticus . . . I learned to read carefully and not be satisfied with a rough understanding of the whole, and not to agree too quickly with those who have a lot to say about something.” —MARCUS AURELIUS, MEDITATIONS, 1.7.

The Truth About Money

The Truth About Money

Daily Stoic for January the 23rd. The truth about money. “Let’s pass over to the really rich—how often the occasions they look just like the poor! When they travel abroad they must restrict their baggage, and when haste is necessary, they dismiss their entourage. And those who are

Forget SEO. Write Content Only YOU Can Write

Forget SEO. Write Content Only YOU Can Write

If you are a blogger, chances are SEO has a powerful influence over your writing. In fact, SEO is so ubiquitous in the web these days, most blog articles are all starting to look alike. In this article, I want to encourage you to forget SEO and, instead, focus on

The Day In Review

The Day In Review

The Daily Stoic for today, January the 22nd. The day in review. “I will keep constant watch over myself and—most usefully—will put each day up for review. For this is what makes us evil—that none of us looks back upon our own lives. We reflect upon only

A Morning Ritual

A Morning Ritual

The Daily Stoic for today, 21st of January, suggests us to have a morning ritual where we would ask ourselves a series of questions: “What am I lacking in attaining freedom from passion? And what for tranquility? What am I? A mere body, estate-holder, or reputation? None of these things.

Reignite Your Thoughts

Reignite Your Thoughts

Daily Stoic for January the 20th: reignite your thoughts. “Your principles can’t be extinguished unless you snuff out the thoughts that feed them, for it’s continually in your power to reignite new ones. . . . It’s possible to start living again! See things anew as you once did—that