The Daily Stoic for December 26th, “Life Is Long — If You Know How To Use It”. “It’s not at all that we have too short a time to live, but that we squander a…
Browsing Category Daily Stoic
In 2018, I started reading this book: The Daily Stoic. It contains 366 short meditations on wisdom, perseverance, and the art of living, one for every day of the year. I decided to write a short post about my thoughts, and feelings on every passage, as a way of commitment.
You are welcome to follow along and share your own thoughts. I will post one short mini-article every day, so you can visit this page or follow me on Twitter to stay up to date.
Ready? Let’s begin with the first meditation of the book: January the 1st.
Don’t Burn The Candle At Both Ends
The Daily Stoic for December 25th, “Don’t Burn The Candle At Both Ends”. “The mind must be given relaxation—it will rise improved and sharper after a good break. Just as rich fields must not be…
Meaningless… Like A Fine Wine
The Daily Stoic for December 24th, “Meaningless… Like A Fine Wine”. “You know what wine and liqueur tastes like. It makes no difference whether a hundred or a thousand bottles pass through your bladder—you are…
What Are You So Afraid Of Losing?
The Daily Stoic for December 23rd, “What Are You So Afraid Of Losing?”. “You are afraid of dying. But, come now, how is this life of yours anything but death?” —SENECA, MORAL LETTERS, 77.18 I…
Stake Your Own Claim
The Daily Stoic for December 22nd, “Stake Your Own Claim”. “For it’s disgraceful for an old person, or one in sight of old age, to have only the knowledge carried in their notebooks. Zeno said…