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You Are The Project

You Are The Project

The Daily Stoic for May 5th. “You are the project”. “The raw material for the work of a good and excellent person is their own guiding reason, the body is that of the doctor and the physical trainer, and the farm the farmer’s.” —EPICTETUS, DISCOURSES, 3.3.1 For

What's Truly Impressive

What's Truly Impressive

The Daily Stoic for May 4th. “What’s Truly Impressive”. “How much better is it to be known for doing well by many than for living extravagantly? How much more worthy than spending on sticks and stones is it to spend on people?” —MUSONIUS RUFUS, LECTURES, 19.91.26–28

Show, Not Tell, What You Do

Show, Not Tell, What You Do

The Daily Stoic for May 3rd. “Show, not tell, what you do”. “Those who receive the bare theories immediately want to spew them, as an upset stomach does its food. First digest your theories and you won’t throw them up. Otherwise they will be raw, spoiled, and not nourishing.

Be The Person You Want To Be

Be The Person You Want To Be

The Daily Stoic for May 2nd. “Be the person you want to be”. “First tell yourself what kind of person you want to be, then do what you have to do. For in nearly every pursuit we see this to be the case. Those in athletic pursuit first choose the

Make Character Your Loudest Statement

Make Character Your Loudest Statement

The Daily Stoic for May 1st. “Make character your loudest statement”. “For philosophy doesn’t consist in outward display, but in taking heed to what is needed and being mindful of it.” —MUSONIUS RUFUS, LECTURES, 16.75.15–16 Today is the 1st of May. I’ve been following the

What Is In Keeping With Your Character?

What Is In Keeping With Your Character?

The Daily Stoic for April 30th, “What Is In Keeping With Your Character?”. “Just as what is considered rational or irrational differs for each person, in the same way what is good or evil and useful or useless differs for each person. This is why we need education, so that

Washing Away The Dust Of Life

Washing Away The Dust Of Life

The Daily Stoic for April 29th. “Washing Away The Dust Of Life”. “Watch the stars in their courses and imagine yourself running alongside them. Think constantly on the changes of the elements into each other, for such thoughts wash away the dust of earthly life.” —MARCUS AURELIUS, MEDITATIONS, 7.47