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November 2, 2020

Stoicism for a Better Life – Weekly exercise (June 14, 2020)

Hello there, For this week’s exercise, I will seek inspiration from one of the earliest Stoics Chrysippus, who was one of the most paradoxical Stoic thinkers. His syllogisms were often bizarre, but full of insight. This is one of his more famous paradoxical syllogisms, as reported by Diogenes Laertius: “There is a certain head, and that head you have not. […]

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November 2, 2020

Stoicism for a Better Life – Weekly exercise (May 31, 2020)

Hello there, Our ancient guides tell us to look for guidance and wisdom everywhere…not just from Stoic teachers. Why? We often speak about the pursuit of wisdom and the truth. However, we are not born with wisdom. It is something that must be pursued. And even though truth is everyone’s domain, and therefore …logically….we should be able to find sprinkles […]

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November 2, 2020

Stoicism for a Better Life – Weekly exercise (May 10, 2020)

Hello there,  For this week’s exercise, I will look for inspiration from some simple and direct words from Epictetus’ Discourses II 2.12: “For when you subject what is your own to externals, then from henceforth be a slave.”   This is a fairly popular quote I have seen float around the internet under a….cosmetically uplifted variance:  There is only one way […]

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