Prioritize, says Seneca.
How to Lengthen Your “Absurdly Short” Life
Stoic Passages for Morning Meditation
Stoicism is not easy, and many times it does not come naturally. We are human, after all, and when someone cuts us off in traffic it’s nearly impossible for a new Stoic to say, “I’m not angry; it’s merely my impression that I am angry” (see Epictetus, Enchiridion, 5), or, “The other driver simply…
Stoic Philosophy as Art and Medicine
I mentioned in my last post that I had ordered a copy of John Sellars’ Stoicism (University of California Press, 2006). I’m enjoying it very much, and while I haven’t made much progress yet, I was struck by several things that I thought I would share. Sellars begins his overview of Stoic philosophy by emphasizing…
