Hello there, For this exercise, let us look at some words from Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations II 11: “Let each thing you would do, say or intend be like that of a dying person.” I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: as much as I love Epictetus’ words for their humour and sarcasm, I love and appreciate Marcus Aurelius’ […]
Hello there, For this week’s exercise, let us look at an excerpt from the Moral Letters of Seneca to Lucillius XC 14: “How, I ask you, can you consistently admire both Diogenes and Daedalus? Which of these two seems a wise man – the one who invented the saw, or the one who, on seeing a boy drink water from […]
Hello there, For this week’s exercise, let us find inspiration in Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations IX 42: I have not owned cable television in almost a decade. But when I end up somewhere with cable TV access and flip on the boob-tube, I find nothing but reality TV shows. Even on channels (supposedly) dedicated to learning, we find series after series […]
Hello there, This week I’m going to draw inspiration from a different source, as our ancient guides tell us wisdom can be found anywhere and is in the public domain. This is from Nietzche ‘s famous work Thus Spoke Zarathustra: “It is the same with man as with the tree. The more he seeks to rise into the height and […]
Today, I would like to try something different, and instead of starting with a quote from one of our ancient guides, I would like to begin with a story about our ancient guides’ own historical guide: Diogenes. One day, Alexander the Great came up to Diogenes, whom he admired very much, and noted the vagrant philosopher was frantically digging around […]
Hello there, It has now been a full year we’ve been doing these weekly posts/articles on Stoic exercises. Yup, this is article #52 can you believe it? Thank you for those of you who have supported it from the beginning, including mods of the r/Stoicism sub and u/GD_WoTS who created and runs the r/PracticingStoicism subreddit. For this exercise, let us […]
Hello there, Two weeks ago, on Episode 8 of my Podcast series Stoicism for a Better Life, I made a logical case that judging others is not only a waste of our precious time but also that judging others does not help us become better human beings. So best to focus on our own journey and self-improvement. But this week, […]
Hello there, Last week I ended with a good night’s sleep being an added bonus to living your days while consciously focusing on the truly important things in your life. This week on Stoicism for a Better Life, I want to continue on the topic of a good night’s sleep. Let us get some inspiration from the Moral Letters of […]
Hello there, Happy New Year to you all. I hope the new year brings you the wisdom and tranquillity you seek. Since I mentioned it last week, quite a few more of you have reached out to me and shared your resolutions. First off, thank you guys. Keep sending me those emails, messages, Tweets, comments, etc… All I want to […]
Hello there, First off, Happy Holidays and I hope you got to relax and spend some time with loved ones to cultivate those relationships that are important to you. With the end of the year approaching, many of you have reached out with your New Year’s resolution. So this week, and the next, I wanted to offer some additional motivation […]