Category: Stoicism

Many people these days are concerned with achieving a happy life, but often lack the skills and knowledge to do so. Luckily, thousands of years ago, the old Stoics already figured out how to suffer less and enjoy more. With a system of exercises, wisdom, and ethics inspired by the workings of the universe, Stoicism […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]