Stoicism

I've saved the best for last! This is a concept that alot more people are familiar with under multiple contexts. Let's simply define...

 There's no doubt that this concept resonates with me, and I've touched base on it on my first and second entry. This concept is sim...

We all experience different sorts of hardships throughout our lives, whether these are relatively insignificant or considered by most to be ...

 Wisdom was viewed very highly by the Stoics, it's a key part of our continuous self-improvement process. I already talked a bit about k...

 I'm back! As promised, I will be taking on a five-part analysis of the Stoic concept of Virtue. This is arguably the most developed and...

In my previous entry I talked a bit about the actions I am taking to establish a set schedule and improving on it as I identify how I can re...

 A couple of days ago, as I was going through Marcus Arelius' "Meditations", I realized something that caught my attention. Ge...

One of the things I have struggled with over recent years has been lack of motivation. Feeling like you aren't improving or progressing ...

Marcus Aurelius mentions in his texts the concept of "Nature", and writes that we should always strive towards "Living in acc...

 My previous entries reflect a very personal version of what I decided to deal with first in order to advance in my journey, thankfully I wa...

Part 2: Assessing the situation It has been a few weeks since I've began to attempt to adopt a stoic way of life, and throughout the fol...

The Stoic philosophy proposes that we, to an extent, ignore the part of the world that is out of our control. It suggests that we shall not ...

Gazing upon the dark night Lies the castaway As usual He covers himself with his prickly quilt, The only thing, in this cold region That can...