the daily stoic

W May 25th WHERE TO FIND JOY “Joy for human beings lies in proper human work. And proper human work consists in: acts of kindnes ...

H May 26th STOP CARING WHAT PEOPLE THINK “I’m constantly amazed by how easily we love ourselves above all others, yet we put mor ...

T May 27th SWEAT THE SMALL STUFF “Well-being is realized by small steps, but is truly no small thing.” —ZENO, QUOTED IN DIOGENES ...

I May 28th THE FIRST TWO THINGS BEFORE ACTING “The first thing to do—don’t get worked up. For everything happens according to th ...

Y May 29th WORK IS THERAPY “Work nourishes noble minds.” —SENECA, MORAL LETTERS, 31.5 ou know that feeling you get when you have ...

W May 30th WORKING HARD OR HARDLY WORKING? “I can’t call a person a hard worker just because I hear they read and write, even if ...

T May 31st WE HAVE BUT ONE OBLIGATION “What is your vocation? To be a good person.” —MARCUS AURELIUS, MEDITATIONS, 11.5 he Stoic ...

JUNE PROBLEM SOLVING ...

O June 1st ALWAYS HAVE A MENTAL REVERSE CLAUSE “Indeed, no one can thwart the purposes of your mind—for they can’t be touched by ...

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 ...