The Daily Stoic

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

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

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

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

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

O April 18th OPINIONS ARE LIKE . . . “What is bad luck? Opinion. What are conflict, dispute, blame, ...

H April 19th OUR SPHERE OF IMPULSES “Epictetus says we must discover the missing art of assent and pay special ...

I April 20th REAL GOOD IS SIMPLE “Here’s a way to think about what the masses regard as being ‘good’ th ...

W April 21st DON’T LET YOUR ATTENTION SLIDE “When you let your attention slide for a bit, don’t think ...

April 22nd THE MARKS OF A RATIONAL PERSON “These are the characteristics of the rational soul: self-awareness, ...

T April 23rd THE MIND IS ALL YOURS “You have been formed of three parts—body, breath, and mind. Of these, ...

T April 24th A PRODUCTIVE USE FOR CONTEMPT “Just as when meat or other foods are set before us we think, ...

S April 25th THERE’S NOTHING WRONG WITH BEING WRONG “If anyone can prove and show to me that I think and ...

B April 26th THINGS HAPPEN IN TRAINING “When your sparring partner scratches or head-butts you, you don’t ...

S April 27th TURN IT INSIDE OUT “Turn it inside out and see what it is like—what it becomes like when o ...

I April 28th WANTS MAKE YOU A SERVANT “Tantalus: The highest power is— Thyestes: No power, if you desire nothing ...

I April 29th WASHING AWAY THE DUST OF LIFE “Watch the stars in their courses and imagine yourself running alon ...

I April 30th WHAT IS IN KEEPING WITH YOUR CHARACTER? “Just as what is considered rational or irrational ...

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