What A Wonderful Thing to Measure | Stoic Strategies for Becoming More Resilient
We should pride ourselves on our ability to put up with these people, to be able to be nice to people who are not nice, to be able to turn the other cheek and not be made bitter and cynical.👉 Support...
19 Helmi 14min
BONUS | This Stoic Idea Will Reset Your Week
The Stoics knew that wanting less increases gratitude, just as wanting more obliterates it. "Freedom isn't secured by filling up on your heart's desire but by removing your desire." - Epictetus 📓 Pic...
18 Helmi 4min
They’re Not Thinking About You At All | The Dangerous Comfort of Half Measures
Day to day, it’s only our individual actions that are up to us: How we treat people, how we run our businesses, what we think about.📚 Grab the free PDF at tim.blog/seneca🎙️ Listen to the audiobook o...
18 Helmi 15min
Burn this Letter | The Enemy of Happiness
It’s not that you should never speak up. It’s not that you should never speak truth to power. It’s just that you should never do it while you’re angry. Do it after you’ve calmed down. Do it after you’...
17 Helmi 7min
This Was Washington’s Philosophy | Power Fades. Character Leads.
All that we see must be illuminated by the calm light of mild philosophy. So we can see what it really is. So we don’t do anything we regret. 📚 Pick up a copy of Lincoln's Virtues: An Ethical Biograp...
16 Helmi 44min
If You Only Read a Few Books This Year, Read These
Most people don’t read that many books, maybe a few a year at most. So if you’re only going to read a couple books this year, the decision of which ones you choose becomes really important.In today’s ...
15 Helmi 13min
11 Stoic Rules For Love
Love isn’t just an emotion. It’s not just a feeling that hits you out of nowhere. It’s an action, something you can practice and something you can get better at. And while philosophy might not seem li...
14 Helmi 24min
This Kindles the Soul | Why You Can't Ignore What's Happening
Marcus Aurelius said that if you ever found anything better in life than courage, discipline, justice, and wisdom—the four virtues—it must be an extraordinary thing indeed. Which raises the question: ...
13 Helmi 15min
