The Daily Stoic

T January 27th THE THREE AREAS OF TRAINING “There are three areas in which the person who would be wise and ...

S January 28th WATCHING THE WISE “Take a good hard look at people’s ruling principle, especially of the ...

E January 29th KEEP IT SIMPLE “At every moment keep a sturdy mind on the task at hand, as a Roman an ...

O January 30th YOU DON’T HAVE TO STAY ON TOP OF EVERYTHING “If you wish to improve, be content to appear cl ...

T January 31st PHILOSOPHY AS MEDICINE OF THE SOUL “Don’t return to philosophy as a task-master, but as patients ...

FEBRUARY PASSIONS AND EMOTIONS ...

W February 1st FOR THE HOT-HEADED MAN “Keep this thought handy when you feel a fit of rage coming on—it ...

W February 2nd A PROPER FRAME OF MIND “Frame your thoughts like this—you are an old person, you won’t l ...

T February 3rd THE SOURCE OF YOUR ANXIETY “When I see an anxious person, I ask myself, what do they want? ...

H February 4th ON BEING INVINCIBLE “Who then is invincible? The one who cannot be upset by anything outside ...

T February 5th STEADY YOUR IMPULSES “Don’t be bounced around, but submit every impulse to the claims of justice, ...

I February 6th DON’T SEEK OUT STRIFE “I don’t agree with those who plunge headlong into the middle of ...

“O February 7th FEAR IS A SELF-FULFILLING PROPHECY “Many are harmed by fear itself, and many may have come ...

T February 8th DID THAT MAKE YOU FEEL BETTER? “You cry, I’m suffering severe pain! Are you then reliev ...

H February 9th YOU DON’T HAVE TO HAVE AN OPINION “We have the power to hold no opinion about a thing ...

A February 10th ANGER IS BAD FUEL “There is no more stupefying thing than anger, nothing more bent on ...

T February 11th HERO OR NERO? “Our soul is sometimes a king, and sometimes a tyrant. A king, by att ...

T February 12th PROTECT YOUR PEACE OF MIND “Keep constant guard over your perceptions, for it is no ...

S February 13th PLEASURE CAN BECOME PUNISHMENT “Whenever you get an impression of some pleasure, as with an ...

W February 14th THINK BEFORE YOU ACT “For to be wise is only one thing—to fix our attention on our intel ...