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The Source Of Your Anxiety

The Source Of Your Anxiety

The Daily Stoic for February the 3rd: “The source of your anxiety”. “When I see an anxious person, I ask myself, what do they want? For if a person wasn’t wanting something outside of their own control, why would they be stricken by anxiety?” —EPICTETUS, DISCOURSES, 2.13.1

A Proper Frame Of Mind

A Proper Frame Of Mind

The Daily Stoic for today, February the 2nd: “A Proper Frame Of Mind”: “Frame your thoughts like this—you are an old person, you won’t let yourself be enslaved by this any longer, no longer pulled like a puppet by every impulse, and you’ll stop complaining about your

For the Hot-Headed Man

For the Hot-Headed Man

The Daily Stoic for today, February the 1st. “For the hot-headed man”. “Keep this thought handy when you feel a fit of rage coming on—it isn’t manly to be enraged. Rather, gentleness and civility are more human, and therefore manlier. A real man doesn’t give way to

Philosophy As Medicine Of The Soul

Philosophy As Medicine Of The Soul

The Daily Stoic for the last day of January: “Philosophy as medicine of the soul”… “Don’t return to philosophy as a task-master, but as patients seek out relief in a treatment of sore eyes, or a dressing for a burn, or from an ointment. Regarding it this way, you’

You Don't Have To Stay On Top Of Everything

You Don't Have To Stay On Top Of Everything

Daily Stoic for January the 30th. You don’t have to stay on top of everything. (that’s quite a relief 🙂 ) “If you wish to improve, be content to appear clueless or stupid in extraneous matters—don’t wish to seem knowledgeable. And if some regard you as important, distrust

Keep It Simple

Keep It Simple

The Daily Stoic for today, January the 29th. Keep it simple: “At every moment keep a sturdy mind on the task at hand, as a Roman and human being, doing it with strict and simple dignity, affection, freedom, and justice—giving yourself a break from all other considerations. You can

Watching The Wise

Watching The Wise

Today’s Daily Stoic, January the 28th: “Watching The Wise”. “Take a good hard look at people’s ruling principle, especially of the wise, what they run away from and what they seek out.” —MARCUS AURELIUS, MEDITATIONS, 4.38 Today’s stoic passage suggests us to pick someone as a