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The Three Areas Of Training

The Three Areas Of Training

The Daily Stoic for today, January the 27th: “The Three Areas Of Training”. “There are three areas in which the person who would be wise and good must be trained. The first has to do with desires and aversions—that a person may never miss the mark in desires nor

The Power Of A Mantra

The Power Of A Mantra

The Daily Stoic for today, January the 26th: “The Power Of A Mantra” “Erase the false impressions from your mind by constantly saying to yourself, I have it in my soul to keep out any evil, desire or any kind of disturbance—instead, seeing the true nature of things, I

The Only Prize

The Only Prize

The Daily Stoic for today, January the 25th, “The Only Prize”: “What’s left to be prized? This, I think—to limit our action or inaction to only what’s in keeping with the needs of our own preparation . . . it’s what the exertions of education and teaching are all

Push For Deep Understanding

Push For Deep Understanding

The Daily Stoic for January the 24th: Push for deep understanding. “From Rusticus . . . I learned to read carefully and not be satisfied with a rough understanding of the whole, and not to agree too quickly with those who have a lot to say about something.” —MARCUS AURELIUS, MEDITATIONS, 1.7.

The Truth About Money

The Truth About Money

Daily Stoic for January the 23rd. The truth about money. “Let’s pass over to the really rich—how often the occasions they look just like the poor! When they travel abroad they must restrict their baggage, and when haste is necessary, they dismiss their entourage. And those who are

The Day In Review

The Day In Review

The Daily Stoic for today, January the 22nd. The day in review. “I will keep constant watch over myself and—most usefully—will put each day up for review. For this is what makes us evil—that none of us looks back upon our own lives. We reflect upon only

A Morning Ritual

A Morning Ritual

The Daily Stoic for today, 21st of January, suggests us to have a morning ritual where we would ask ourselves a series of questions: “What am I lacking in attaining freedom from passion? And what for tranquility? What am I? A mere body, estate-holder, or reputation? None of these things.