How to be Stoic: The Daily Stoicism Blog

Stoic philosophy is an elegant, versatile school of thought that can't be summed up with just a few words. But if someone asked you "what Read More >>

"When the only thing left to do is die, then die well." — Phil Van Treuren Death is such an important subject in Stoic philosophy, Read More >>

"Human beings are the same joyful, resilient, imperfect people today that we were 100 years ago, 1,000 years ago, and 10,000 years ago. We have Read More >>

"Your actions might be up to you, but the outcomes are not. So stop judging yourself on whether or not you hit your targets. Instead, Read More >>

“Birds weren’t given wings just to walk everywhere . . . and you weren’t born with resilience and a beautiful mind just to have an Read More >>

"Fury is the weak person's idea of strength, and saber-rattling is the simpleton's idea of strategy. Focused calmness wins battles." — Phil Van Treuren There Read More >>

"Human beings are the same joyful, resilient, imperfect people today that we were 100 years ago, 1,000 years ago, and 10,000 years ago. We have Read More >>

https://youtu.be/YMWLS2wP8zA The private diaries of Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius were never meant to be published. Now known as "The Meditations," this 2,000-year-old collection of notes Read More >>

https://youtu.be/SKSwwrEJgEw Many of the concepts you'll come across in Stoicism are simple to understand, and don't require any kind of formal education or list of Read More >>

"You’ll never catalog every drop of water in the sea or wrest control from tempests, so don't be distracted by the endless mysteries and terrors Read More >>