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October 31, 2020

Stoicism for a Better Life – Weekly exercise (July 17, 2019)

Hello there, This week for our practice, let us change our view from the macroscopic to the microscopic. Epictetus Discourses II 18.1-5: “Every habit and capability is confirmed and grows in its corresponding actions: walking by walking, and running by running…therefore, if you want to do something make a habit of it, if you don’t want to do that, don’t […]

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October 31, 2020

Stoicism for a Better Life – Weekly exercise (July 3, 2019)

Hello there, This week for our guidance, Marcus Aurelius reminds us we are fallible humans beings with a modus operandi of failing in our pursuit of virtue in Meditations VI 11: “When you have been compelled by circumstances to be disturbed in a manner, quickly return to yourself and do not continue out of tune longer than the compulsion lasts; […]

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October 31, 2020

Stoicism for a Better Life – Weekly exercise (June 19, 2019)

Hello there, This week for our guidance, Seneca reminds us that “things” are rarely worth what we think of them in his moral letter XLII 6: “Therefore, with regard to the objects which we pursue, and for which we strive with great effort, we should note this truth; either there is nothing desirable in them, or the undesirable is preponderant. […]

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October 31, 2020

Stoicism for a Better Life – Weekly exercise (May 22, 2019)

Hello there, This week for our guidance, let us continue on a similar mental path as last week and draw inspiration from Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations XII 25: “Cast away opinion and you are saved. Who then hinders you from casting it away?” We are constantly looking at the world around us and internally making judgments (false judgments) and putting opinions […]

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