the daily stoic

I March 30th REASON IN ALL THINGS “Hurry to your own ruling reason, to the reason of the Whole, and to your neighbor’s. To your ...

A March 31st YOU’RE A PRODUCT OF YOUR TRAINING “Chasing what can’t be done is madness. But the base person is unable to do anyth ...

APRIL UNBIASED THOUGHT ...

I April 1st THE COLOR OF YOUR THOUGHTS “Your mind will take the shape of what you frequently hold in thought, for the human spir ...

H April 2nd BE WARY OF WHAT YOU LET IN “Drama, combat, terror, numbness, and subservience—every day these things wipe out your s ...

A April 3rd DECEIVED AND DIVIDED “Circumstances are what deceive us—you must be discerning in them. We embrace evil before good. ...

I April 4th DON’T LET THIS GO TO YOUR HEAD “Make sure you’re not made ‘Emperor,’ avoid that imperial stain. It can happen to you ...

O April 5th TRUST, BUT VERIFY “First off, don’t let the force of the impression carry you away. Say to it, ‘hold up a bit and le ...

Y April 6th PREPARE YOURSELF FOR NEGATIVITY “When you first rise in the morning tell yourself: I will encounter busybodies, ingr ...

H April 7th EXPECT TO CHANGE YOUR OPINIONS “There are two things that must be rooted out in human beings— arrogant opinion and m ...

W April 8th THE COST OF ACCEPTING COUNTERFEITS “When it comes to money, where we feel our clear interest, we have an entire art ...

I April 9th TEST YOUR IMPRESSIONS “From the very beginning, make it your practice to say to every harsh impression, ‘you are an ...

T April 10th JUDGMENTS CAUSE DISTURBANCE “It isn’t events themselves that disturb people, but only their judgments about them.” ...

O April 11th IF YOU WANT TO LEARN, BE HUMBLE “Throw out your conceited opinions, for it is impossible for a person to begin to l ...

T April 12th REJECT TANTALIZING GIFTS “Atreus: Who would reject the flood of fortune’s gifts? Thyestes: Anyone who has experienc ...

I April 13th LESS IS MORE “Don’t act grudgingly, selfishly, without due diligence, or to be a contrarian. Don’t overdress your t ...

T April 14th BECOMING AN EXPERT IN WHAT MATTERS “Believe me, it’s better to produce the balance-sheet of your own life than that ...

A April 15th PAY YOUR TAXES “Nothing will ever befall me that I will receive with gloom or a bad disposition. I will pay my taxe ...

T April 16th OBSERVE CAUSE AND EFFECT “Pay close attention in conversation to what is being said, and to what follows from any a ...

A April 17th NO HARM, NO FOUL “Do away with the opinion I am harmed, and the harm is cast away too. Do away with being harmed, a ...