This is an account of day 8 of the 21-Day Daily Stoic Freedom Challenge, for accounts of other days please click here. In Theory The task for day 8 of the 21-Day Daily Stoic Freedom Challenge is to do your max amount of pushups, situps or pull ups, wait for 1 minute, then see how…
This is an account of day 7 of the 21-Day Daily Stoic Freedom Challenge, for accounts of other days please click here. In Theory The task for day 7 of the 21-Day Daily Stoic Freedom Challenge is to write three thank you letters. The intention is that the act of gratitude will have a positive…
This is an account of day 6 of the 21-Day Daily Stoic Freedom Challenge, for accounts of other days please click here. In Theory The task for day 6 of the 21-Day Daily Stoic Freedom Challenge is to go a day without your smartphone. Apparently the average user unlocks their phone 80 times per day…
This is an account of day 5 of the 21-Day Daily Stoic Freedom Challenge, for accounts of other days please click here. In Theory The task for day 5 of the 21-Day Daily Stoic Freedom Challenge is to go on a staycation. According to Wikipedia, a staycation is “a period in which an individual or…
This is an account of day 4 of the 21-Day Daily Stoic Freedom Challenge, for accounts of other days please click here. In Theory The task for day 4 of the 21-Day Daily Stoic Freedom Challenge is to see how long you can go without complaining. The point is that it’s usually more productive to…
This is an account of day 3 of the 21-Day Daily Stoic Freedom Challenge, for accounts of other days please click here. In Theory The task for day 3 of the 21-Day Daily Stoic Freedom Challenge is to develop a daily outfit. By introducing consistency into what we wear on a daily basis, the goal…
This is an account of day 2 of the 21-Day Daily Stoic Freedom Challenge, for accounts of other days please click here. In Theory The task for day 2 of the 21-Day Daily Stoic Freedom Challenge is to pick a diet to follow for the rest of the challenge. As with the cold shower from…
This is an account of day 1 of the 21-Day Daily Stoic Freedom Challenge, for accounts of other days please click here. In Theory Day 1 of the 21-Day Daily Stoic Freedom Challenge prompts participants to start things off by taking a cold shower or plunge. It isn’t about pain or punishment or health benefits,…
Every few months, the Daily Stoic (of the book and journal of the same name) run a challenge to help their readers adopt a more Stoic mindset by practising things like gratitude and voluntary discomfort. The latest of these challenges, The Daily Stoic Freedom Challenge, is explained as follows: The Daily Stoic Freedom Challenge is…
I was introduced to someone today and the first thing they said to me was, “I love you.” This took me aback and I panicked and replied with, “Nice to meet you!” Luckily for me they seemed to happily accept my fumbled greeting even though I hadn’t reciprocated their more emotional one. Worried that I…