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In his Meditations (5.16), Marcus Aurelius wrote: "The soul becomes dyed with the colour of its thoughts." In other words, what you frequently think about affects who you are and…
In his Meditations (5.16), Marcus Aurelius wrote: "The soul becomes dyed with the colour of its thoughts." In other words, what you frequently think about affects who you are and…
This post covers the third and final week of the Daily Stoic New Year New You Challenge. Click below for the first two weeks! Week 1 Week 2 Day 15:…
This post covers week 2 of the Daily Stoic New Year New You Challenge. Click here for week 1! Day 8: Open Your Mind: Read Something by Someone You Disagree…
In July I took the Daily Stoic Freedom Challenge and documented my progress here. It was an interesting experience, a challenge in discipline which I found worthwhile and rewarding. So…
One of the stranger misconceptions about Stoicism is that it is an individualistic philosophy focusing only on self-discipline. The reality is quite the opposite - Stoics believe, as Marcus Aurelius…
When you've been criticised, remember this: everyone judges everyone else by their own standards. The judgemental “I can’t believe you did that” is a thin mask for “I wouldn’t have…
As each calendar year ends, most of us scramble to list areas of our lives we’re failing in and set about resolving to address those failures. We look within at…
There is a wealth of content to choose from If you’re interested in learning more about Stoicism and benefiting from the philosophy’s principles. From books to courses to podcasts to…
The comedian David Mitchell was working on a jocular answer to the tricky question “What are things?” for his Guardian column when he wrote the following: “What is a call…
How much time do you spend on social media? Do you favour one platform over another or is your time divided equally among a few? Do you use it to…