LIVING IN AGREEMENT

There you have the focus of this spiritual exercise: respecting your self, cherishing other people, and welcoming events into your life.

Dear Readers, I've been pretty busy over the past few months, organizing the Stoics Care conference, incorporating Stoicare as an...

When we say, "I'm only human," what are we really saying about ourselves? What does it really mean to be human?

We often think about Stoicism as a way to handle our own emotions. But it’s also an excellent framework for helping you to avoid being...

Exploring the relationship between rationality and sociability through the lens of cognitive science, with interesting takeaways for Stoics.

Meredith Kunz explains the connections between Buddhist compassion and Stoic practice, with an emphasis on self-compassion.

I highly recommend Breakfast with Seneca no matter your existing level of familiarity with Seneca’s work.

It's not a word you hear very often, but just stop and think about it for a moment: great-hearted is a beautiful word for a beautiful...

When you think about your relationships, what comes to mind? Probably your connections to the people closest to you, like your friends...

How is learning Stoicism like learning a new language?

This month I talk with Caleb Ontiveros, creator of the Stoa app, about Stoicism and meditation.

By teaching ourselves to reflexively experience joy and kindliness, we will be training our internal responses to external events.

My first Stoic website, Apparent Stoic, is being archived this month after a memorable four-year run. In honor of Apparent Stoic, I'd...

An interview with StoicDan about the connections between Stoicism, minimalism, and American Transcendentalism.

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

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

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

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...

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...

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....