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Ancient Wisdom for Everyday Life

Writer's picture: Brown Harris StevensBrown Harris Stevens

Updated: Jul 6, 2021

For an enlightening start to your day, the site Daily Stoic, based on the popular book series by author and founder Ryan Holiday, offers a free daily email that applies the teachings of Stoicism to practical everyday scenarios. Stoicism, was founded in Athens by Zeno of Citium in the early 3rd century BC, but was famously practiced by the likes of Epictetus, Seneca and Marcus Aurelius. The philosophy asserts that virtue (such as wisdom) is happiness and judgment should be based on behavior, rather than words. That we don’t control and cannot rely on external events, only ourselves and our responses.


Stoicism has just a few central teachings. It sets out to remind us of how unpredictable the world can be. How brief our moment of life is. How to be steadfast, and strong, and in control of yourself. And finally, that the source of our dissatisfaction lies in our impulsive dependency on our reflexive senses rather than logic.


Stoicism doesn’t concern itself with complicated theories about the world, but with helping us overcome destructive emotions and act on what can be acted upon. It’s built for action, not endless debate.


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Vitalik Radin
Vitalik Radin
Sep 26, 2024

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Joyce Arnold
Joyce Arnold
Sep 09, 2024

It's not designed for incessant argument, but for action. bitlife

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