Stoic Application
These posts are about applying Stoic philosophy to our lives.
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The Boxer: Stoic Readiness in a World That Doesn’t Wait
In Meditations 11.18, Marcus Aurelius writes, “A boxer must always keep his hands up—he doesn’t have the luxury of choosing when to fight.” It’s a short line, but it lands like a jab…
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Epictetus’ Path to the Art of Living
“Don’t explain your philosophy. Embody it.”— Epictetus, Enchiridion, 50 In the heart of Stoic teaching lies a challenge: not to speak about virtue, but to live it. This is no small task. To…
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Living the Stoic Wisdom Path: Philosophy as Daily Practice
Stoicism isn’t just a school of thought—it’s a way of life. Rooted in ancient Greece and refined by Roman thinkers like Marcus Aurelius, Epictetus, and Seneca, Stoicism remains deeply relevant today. Why? Because…
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The Art of Being: A Stoic Guide to Composure in a Noisy World
There’s a quiet strength that belongs to those who have decided who they are—and then live like it. Epictetus tells us in Enchiridion 33 to begin with this: prescribe to yourself a way…
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Let Your Life Flow Like a River: Channeling Goodness Without Erosion
What does it mean to live well—not sporadically, but as a sustained current of goodness, to have a good flow of life (euroia biou: the smooth flow of life)? The Stoics taught that…
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The Pillars of Marcus Aurelius: A Stoic Guide to Enduring Life’s Storms
In the quiet chambers of his mind, Marcus Aurelius penned what would become a lasting lantern for the weary soul—his Meditations, not written for fame, but for fortitude. These reflections, born of solitude…
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Koinonikon: A Stoic Antidote to America’s Age of Division
America stands at a precipice, teetering between unity and fragmentation, between dialogue and discord. The air is thick with animosity, the walls between ideological camps rising ever higher. Polarization, like a relentless tide,…
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Using Impressions Wisely Amid Misinformation
The Challenge of Navigating Today’s Political and Social Chaos America today is deeply divided. Political debates quickly turn into personal attacks, conspiracy theories spread like wildfire, and social media fuels outrage at every…
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The Stoic’s Guide to Wise Decisions
Imagine standing at a crossroads, the path ahead splitting into a dozen directions, each choice whispering its own promise. Life, ever unfolding, presents us with such moments daily. Some decisions are trivial—what to…
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The Stoic Gardener: From First Impressions to Fruitful Action
I stumbled upon something I wrote in my journal a while back: “Information is the fertile soil from which my knowledge grows; knowledge is the sprout of wisdom, and wisdom blossoms into fruit…
