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…
This is an account of day 9 of the 21-Day Daily Stoic Freedom Challenge, for accounts of other days please click here. In Theory The task for day 9 of the 21-Day Daily Stoic Freedom Challenge is to pick a work of fiction to read. It draws on the writings of Marcus Aurelius in the Meditations,…
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…