Who Was Marcus Aurelius?
Marcus Aurelius was Roman emperor from 161 to 180, through a plague that emptied cities and a war that kept him on the Danube for years. The book we…
Amor Fati: What It Means to Love Your Fate
Amor fati is Latin for love of fate. The Stoics, and later Nietzsche, used it to name a hard discipline: to meet whatever happens, even the parts you…
How to Journal Like a Stoic
The most quoted book in Stoicism was never meant to be read. Meditations is an emperor's private notebook, written at night in army camps, and its…
Memento Mori: Why Stoics Kept Death in the Room
Memento mori is Latin for remember you will die. The Stoics carved it into rings and painted it into their still lifes, and for years I took it for…
Stoicism for Beginners: How to Start Practicing Stoicism
Stoicism is a practical philosophy for staying calm and clear when life does not go your way. You cannot control what happens, but you can control…
The Dichotomy of Control: The Stoic Idea That Changes Work
If you read one page of Stoic philosophy and actually applied it, this would be the page. The dichotomy of control is the simple act of separating…