The Daily Stoic

T May 21st WHAT KIND OF BOXER ARE YOU? “But what is philosophy? Doesn’t it simply mean preparing ourselve ...

W May 22nd TODAY IS THE DAY “You get what you deserve. Instead of being a good person today, you choose i ...

T May 23rd SHOW ME HOW TO LIVE “Show me that the good life doesn’t consist in its length, but in its use, ...

W May 24th MAKING YOUR OWN GOOD FORTUNE “You say, good fortune used to meet you at every corner. But t ...

W May 25th WHERE TO FIND JOY “Joy for human beings lies in proper human work. And proper human work c ...

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

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

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

Y May 29th WORK IS THERAPY “Work nourishes noble minds.” —SENECA, MORAL LETTERS, 31.5 ou know that feel ...

W May 30th WORKING HARD OR HARDLY WORKING? “I can’t call a person a hard worker just because I hear ...

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

JUNE PROBLEM SOLVING ...

O June 1st ALWAYS HAVE A MENTAL REVERSE CLAUSE “Indeed, no one can thwart the purposes of your mind—for ...

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

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

N June 4th THIS IS WHAT WE’RE HERE FOR “Why then are we offended? Why do we complain? This is wh ...

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

I June 6th WHEN TO STICK AND WHEN TO QUIT “Think of those who, not by fault of inconsistency but by l ...

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

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