When your attention is solely on what is happening right now, it’s impossible to worry about the past or future.

Fast on a regular basis. Taking the restricted diet a step further, try abstaining from food completely for 24 hours every month or so. As long as you drink plenty of water, a day without food will not do you any harm (but check with your doctor if you have any medical concerns).

“Time is a sort of river of passing events, and strong is its current; no sooner is a thing brought to sight than it is swept by and another takes its place, and this too will be swept away.” – Marcus Aurelius

the only thing we can control is ourselves. So it behoves you to act as compassionately and without judgement as possible while giving the other person the benefit of the doubt.

Journaling puts you in a better mood.

Volunteer to help others less fortunate.

Summarise your week. Once a week, do a more in-depth journaling session to review the previous week and examine your progress towards a more Stoic life. If you have goals, chart what you’ve done towards them and see what needs prioritising for the coming week. Make a note of the biggest lesson you’ve learned that week and how you’re applying your S

Nothing to be Frightened of by Julian Barnes, When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi, The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion, The Bright Hour: A Memoir of Living and Dying by Nina Riggs, The End of your Life Book Club by Will Schwalbe, or Dying: A Memoir by Cory Taylor.

Journaling makes you more self-aware.