the daily stoic

T June 2nd PLATO’S VIEW “How beautifully Plato put it. Whenever you want to talk about people, it’s best to take a bird’s-eye vi ...

Many a problem can be solved with the perspective of Plato’s view. Use it. ...

S June 3rd IT IS WELL TO BE FLEXIBLE “He can’t serve in the military? Let him seek public office. Must he live in the private se ...

N June 4th THIS IS WHAT WE’RE HERE FOR “Why then are we offended? Why do we complain? This is what we’re here for.” —SENECA, ON ...

T June 5th BLOW YOUR OWN NOSE “We cry to God Almighty, how can we escape this agony? Fool, don’t you have hands? Or could it be ...

I June 6th WHEN TO STICK AND WHEN TO QUIT “Think of those who, not by fault of inconsistency but by lack of effort, are too unst ...

W June 7th FINDING THE RIGHT MENTORS “We like to say that we don’t get to choose our parents, that they were given by chance—yet ...

E June 8th BRICK BY BORING BRICK “You must build up your life action by action, and be content if each one achieves its goal as ...

“R June 9th SOLVE PROBLEMS EARLY “There is no vice which lacks a defense, none that at the outset isn’t modest and easily interv ...

T June 10th YOU CAN DO IT “If you find something very difficult to achieve yourself, don’t imagine it impossible—for anything po ...

T June 11th JUST DON’T MAKE THINGS WORSE “How much more harmful are the consequences of anger and grief than the circumstances t ...

I June 12th A TRAINED MIND IS BETTER THAN ANY SCRIPT “In this way you must understand how laughable it is to say, ‘Tell me what ...

T June 13th LIFE IS A BATTLEFIELD “Don’t you know life is like a military campaign? One must serve on watch, another in reconnai ...

Rashness Disorganization Overconfidence Weakness Selfishness As in war, so these attributes matter in daily life. ...

T June 14th TRY THE OTHER HANDLE “Every event has two handles—one by which it can be carried, and one by which it can’t. If your ...

W June 15th LISTENING ACCOMPLISHES MORE THAN SPEAKING “To the youngster talking nonsense Zeno said, ‘The reason why we have two ...

N June 16th NO SHAME IN NEEDING HELP “Don’t be ashamed of needing help. You have a duty to fulfill just like a soldier on the wa ...

M June 17th OFFENSE OR DEFENSE? “Fortune doesn’t have the long reach we suppose, she can only lay siege to those who hold her ti ...

W June 18th PREPARED AND ACTIVE “Let Fate find us prepared and active. Here is the great soul—the one who surrenders to Fate. Th ...

W June 19th STAY FOCUSED ON THE PRESENT “Don’t let your reflection on the whole sweep of life crush you. Don’t fill your mind wi ...