Stoicism Saved My Life
“Never let the future disturb you. You will meet it, if you have to, with the same weapons of reason which today arm you against the present” - Marcus Aurelius So there I was yet again, curled up in the fetal position on the bedroom floor with tears flooding from my...
Keep Calm and Be Stoic: A Practical Response to the Unthinkable
I'll keep this brief, because it's 5AM and the unthinkable has happened: reality star-turned-political savior Donald J. Trump has just clinched the Presidency of the United States. Yes, the same Donald J. Trump who's been publicly supportive of restricting Muslim immigration to the U.S.; the same Donald J. Trump who's...
Translating The Stoics: An Interview With “The Daily Stoic” Co-Author Stephen Hanselman
Stephen Hanselman has worked for more than three decades in publishing as a bookseller, publisher, and literary agent. He is a graduate of Harvard Divinity School, where he received a master's degree while also studying extensively in Harvard's philosophy department. Stephen is also the co-author of The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations...
How to Beat Perfectionism, Make Progress, and Find Happiness
Though most people think of philosophy as a system of ethics or an explanation of the purpose of life, they miss its most practical aspects. In fact, ancient philosophy was a way to create mental clarity—to clear the mind of what psychologists today would refer to as cognitive distortions. Epictetus,...
Stoicism & Buddhism: Lessons, Similarities and Differences
“The brahmans had no cattle, no gold, no wealth. They had study as their wealth and grain. They guarded the holy life as their treasure.” Gautama Buddha “Of all people only those are at leisure who make time for philosophy, only those are really alive. For they not only keep...
On Stoicism and Not Giving a F*ck: An Interview with Mark Manson
I was at a small private dinner a few weeks ago and someone complained about being stressed and overworked. They asked for a book recommendation and so I began to tell them about a book I’d recently read and liked, The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark...
A Stoic Remedy for Election 2016: Choices, Character, and The Common Good
Elections are about choices and character: obviously those of the candidates, but also about our own, too. As we enter the final weeks of campaigning by one of the most widely lamented presidential slates in recent memory, we are besieged and fatigued by the increasing heat of partisan character assassination...
Responsibility and Response: Why Our Choices are the Only Thing that Matters
“People have forgotten this truth," the fox said. "But you mustn’t forget it. You become responsible forever for what you’ve tamed. You’re responsible for your rose.” ― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince Every day we tell ourselves stories about why things are the way they are. We spend large...
Self-Awareness and Emotional Intelligence: The Keys To Your Best Self
“Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.” ― C.G. Jung “Your visions will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakens.” ― C.G. Jung “These are the characteristics of the rational soul:...
