This is an account of day 18 of the 21-Day Daily Stoic Freedom Challenge, for accounts of other days please click here. In Theory The task for day 18 of the 21-Day Daily Stoic Freedom Challenge is to laugh it out. Per Seneca, “He who laughs has joy. The very soul must be happy and…

This is an account of day 17 of the 21-Day Daily Stoic Freedom Challenge, for accounts of other days please click here. In Theory The task for day 17 of the 21-Day Daily Stoic Freedom Challenge is to buy or make a nice gift for someone else and send it anonymously. When we are kind,…

This is an account of day 16 of the 21-Day Daily Stoic Freedom Challenge, for accounts of other days please click here. In Theory The task for day 16 of the 21-Day Daily Stoic Freedom Challenge is to read an old newspaper. The point is to find evidence that this saying is true: "The more…

This is an account of day 15 of the 21-Day Daily Stoic Freedom Challenge, for accounts of other days please click here. In Theory The task for day 15 of the 21-Day Daily Stoic Freedom Challenge is to solve one nagging problem. The more we delay tending to problems, completing outstanding tasks, the more anxiety…

This is an account of day 14 of the 21-Day Daily Stoic Freedom Challenge, for accounts of other days please click here. In Theory The task for day 14 of the 21-Day Daily Stoic Freedom Challenge is to visit somewhere beautiful and take it in for 30 minutes. The point is to really experience the parts…

This is an account of day 13 of the 21-Day Daily Stoic Freedom Challenge, for accounts of other days please click here. In Theory The task for day 13 of the 21-Day Daily Stoic Freedom Challenge is to pick up one bag of trash. The goal is, as Marcus Aurelius spoke of many times in…

This is an account of day 12 of the 21-Day Daily Stoic Freedom Challenge, for accounts of other days please click here. In Theory The task for day 12 of the 21-Day Daily Stoic Freedom Challenge is to plan (and live) the last day of your life. The idea isn’t to go crazy and indulge…

This is an account of day 11 of the 21-Day Daily Stoic Freedom Challenge, for accounts of other days please click here. In Theory The task for day 11 of the 21-Day Daily Stoic Freedom Challenge is to pick one habit to quit. Epictetus said, “How long are you going to wait before you demand…

This is an account of day 10 of the 21-Day Daily Stoic Freedom Challenge, for accounts of other days please click here. In Theory The task for day 10 of the 21-Day Daily Stoic Freedom Challenge is to reach out to someone you admire. The task echoes Seneca’s advice that having a historical model in your…