If we look at Stoicism as a philosophical system, we can divide it into three pillars: ethics, logic, and physics. Some scholars arrange these aspects of Stoicism in the form of an egg. The yolk represents the physics, the white the ethics and the shell the logic. According to these scholars, physics is at the […]
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Doomer, Boomer, Bloomer, Zoomer | Who are they? 📽️
As you might have noticed, I’m interested in personality types classified by the alphabet, like the alpha and sigma male. Only recently, new meme-based types have been showing up that are called doomer, boomer, bloomer, and zoomer. So, I thought it’s about time to have a chat about each of these types. Doomer According to […]
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How to Deal With Insults 📽️
For a great part, Stoicism teaches you how to reach a peaceful state of mind and being unmoved by things that are not up to you. One of these things is insults, which often lead to the receiver getting hurt, angry and even resentful. The thing is: what other people say to us is beyond […]
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6 Buddhist Reasons to Avoid Alcohol 📽️
A weird thing about Western society is the collective acceptance of one of the most dangerous drugs: alcohol. I, personally, have a past of binge drinking and alcohol abuse, and I´m happy to say that I drink rarely these days, if not at all. For me, drinking was a gateway to loads of fun, working […]
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7 Stoic Exercises for Inner Peace 📽️
A calm mind is a blessing in our chaotic world. Unfortunately, a lot of people have chosen to achieve this by using and abusing pills and other substances, which can lead to addiction. If you want to achieve inner peace in a healthy and non-medicated way, Stoicism has some valuable methods to offer. In this […]
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Adam & Eve 📽️
There are many interpretations of the story of Adam & Eve; a creation narrative that is part of Christianity, Islam, and Judaism and shows that serious error results in serious torment. The story presents us with different characters and objects, like the snake and the forbidden fruit produced by the tree of knowledge of good […]
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Amor Fati | The Anxiety Hack 📽️
Excessive worry about the future causes a very undesirable experience called: anxiety. This could be short term anxiety during the day because of something you’ve planned in the evening, or it could be long term anxiety about a future that is completely uncertain and out of our control. The Stoics had a trick to end […]
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Ethical Rudeness 📽️
We live in an age in which freedom of speech and ´saying what we want´ is seen as one of the most important rights of a human being. But does that make rudeness a virtue? While I think that people should have freedom of speech and that unpopular opinions should not be punished, we could […]
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Purposelessness 📽️
There is a difference between having a purpose and acting out of purposelessness. Acting out of purposelessness is an act of spontaneity. Behavior that isn’t goal-directed is often seen as genuine. We’ve all seen that little boy who acts funny without the goal of being funny. When he finds out that people are laughing about […]
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The Power of Indifference 📽️
Emperor Marcus Aurelius was the most powerful man on earth. He commanded an army that was feared in all corners of the known world. And if he wanted he could have sex with any woman he desires and be drunk and partying for the rest of his life. It’s quite difficult to imagine absolute power. […]
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