LIVING IN AGREEMENT

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6 days ago
8 min

Happiness Is a Quiet Ego

It's no coincidence that Stoicism follows the traditional ego-quieting pattern that is found in the great wisdom traditions of the world.

Brittany

Mar 20
6 min

Changing Your Definition of Success

Applying the Stoic standard of success will radically shift your mindset and help jumpstart your journey to eudaimonic joy.

Brittany

Feb 6
9 min

Thinking Critically with Leah Goldrick

This month I talk with Leah Goldrick, creator of Common Sense Ethics, about logic and critical thinking. See our video chat on the Common...

Brittany

Jan 10
7 min

Epictetus, Identity, and Moral Self

For on whatever side “I” and “mine” are set, to that side the living creature must necessarily be inclined; if they’re in the flesh, it...

Making Progress as a Stoic with Michael Tremblay

Brittany

Dec 12, 2020
8 min

Making Progress as a Stoic with Michael Tremblay

How do we live a happy and philosophical life? How do we cultivate virtue as Stoics? To explore these questions and more, please join me...

Philosophy as the Education of Grown-Ups

Brittany

Nov 1, 2020
8 min

Philosophy as the Education of Grown-Ups

See my talk at Stoicon-x Orlando 2020 based on this essay. When I was in graduate school, I took a class called Academic Socialization....

Brittany

Oct 18, 2020
6 min

Living a Stoic Lifestyle

I want to devote this post to more casual lifestyle topics that both derive from and reinforce our philosophical commitments.

Brittany

Oct 4, 2020
7 min

The Value of Spontaneity

We should be able to bend and mold ourselves to whatever comes along so that we may enjoy a smooth flow of life.

Brittany

Sep 12, 2020
8 min

Your Life Story

Wherever you fly, you'll be best of the best. Wherever you go, you will top all the rest. Except when you don't. Because sometimes you won't

Brittany

Sep 8, 2020
7 min

Art and Craft

Just as wood is the material of the carpenter, and bronze that of the sculptor, the art of living has each individual's own life as its...

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