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(Dis)Integration

(Dis)Integration

The Daily Stoic for March 3rd: “(Dis)integration”. “These things don’t go together. You must be a unified human being, either good or bad. You must diligently work either on your own reasoning or on things out of your control—take great care with the inside and not what’

Accurate Self-Assessment

Accurate Self-Assessment

The Daily Stoic for the 2nd of March. “Accurate self-assessment”. “Above all, it is necessary for a person to have a true self-estimate, for we commonly think we can do more than we really can.” —SENECA, ON TRANQUILITY OF MIND, 5.2 It’s usually hard for us to do

Where Philosophy Begins

Where Philosophy Begins

The Daily Stoic for the 1st of March: “Where philosophy begins” “An important place to begin in philosophy is this: a clear perception of one’s own ruling principle.” —EPICTETUS, DISCOURSES, 1.26.15 Philosophy never interested me when I was in high school. My introduction to philosophy was reading

When You Lose Control

When You Lose Control

The Daily Stoic for February 28th. “When you lose control”. “The soul is like a bowl of water, and our impressions are like the ray of light falling upon the water. When the water is troubled, it appears that the light itself is moved too, but it isn’t. So,

Cultivating Indifference Where Others Grow Passion

Cultivating Indifference Where Others Grow Passion

The Daily Stoic for February 27th. “Cultivating Indifference Where Others Grow Passion” “Of all the things that are, some are good, others bad, and yet others indifferent. The good are virtues and all that share in them; the bad are the vices and all that indulge them; the indifferent lie

To Each His Own

To Each His Own

The Daily Stoic for February 26th. “To each his own”. “Another has done me wrong? Let him see to it. He has his own tendencies, and his own affairs. What I have now is what the common nature has willed, and what I endeavor to accomplish now is what my

The Smoke And Dust Of Myth

The Smoke And Dust Of Myth

The Daily Stoic for February 25th. “The smoke and dust of myth”. “Keep a list before your mind of those who burned with anger and resentment about something, of even the most renowned for success, misfortune, evil deeds, or any special distinction. Then ask yourself, how did that work out?