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Plato's View

Plato's View

The Daily Stoic for June 2nd. “Plato’s View”. “How beautifully Plato put it. Whenever you want to talk about people, it’s best to take a bird’s-eye view and see everything all at once—of gatherings, armies, farms, weddings and divorces, births and deaths, noisy courtrooms or silent

Always Have A Mental Reverse Clause

Always Have A Mental Reverse Clause

The Daily Stoic for June 1. “Always Have A Mental Reverse Clause”. “Indeed, no one can thwart the purposes of your mind—for they can’t be touched by fire, steel, tyranny, slander, or anything.” —MARCUS AURELIUS, MEDITATIONS, 8.41 Dune is one of the most fascinating science fiction sagas

We Have But One Obligation

We Have But One Obligation

The Daily Stoic for May 31st, “We Have But One Obligation”. “What is your vocation? To be a good person.” —MARCUS AURELIUS, MEDITATIONS, 11.5 The Stoics believed, above all else, that our job on this earth is to be a good human being. Obviously, all philosophies and religions teach

Working Hard Or Hardly Working?

Working Hard Or Hardly Working?

The Daily Stoic for May 30th. “Working Hard Or Hardly Working?” “I can’t call a person a hard worker just because I hear they read and write, even if working at it all night. Until I know what a person is working for, I can’t deem them industrious.

Work Is Therapy

Work Is Therapy

The Daily Stoic for May 29th. “Work Is Therapy”. “Work nourishes noble minds.” —SENECA, MORAL LETTERS, 31.5 Some days ago, while writing about Where to find joy, I discussed precisely about how I am the kind of person who loves doing stuff. In my case, it’s not about

The First Two Things Before Acting

The First Two Things Before Acting

The Daily Stoic for May 28th. “The First Two Things Before Acting”: “The first thing to do—don’t get worked up. For everything happens according to the nature of all things, and in a short time you’ll be nobody and nowhere, even as the great emperors Hadrian and

Sweat The Small Stuff

Sweat The Small Stuff

The Daily Stoic for May 27th. “Sweat The Small Stuff”. “Well-being is realized by small steps, but is truly no small thing.” —ZENO, QUOTED IN DIOGENES LAERTIUS, LIVES OF THE EMINENT PHILOSOPHERS, 7.1.26 It’s true that what we are is the sum of the small things we