Instead, the following little reminder sums up the three most essential parts of Stoic philosophy worth carrying with you every day, into every decision: Control your perceptions. Direct your actions properly. Willingly accept what’s outside your control. That’s all we need to do.

The Stoics can teach you how to find a sense of purpose in life, how to face adversity, how to conquer anger within yourself, moderate your desires, experience healthy sources of joy, endure pain and illness patiently and with dignity, exhibit courage in the face of your anxieties, cope with loss, and perhaps even confront your own mortality while

Life is really no different. Obstacles make us emotional, but the only way we’ll survive or overcome them is by keeping those emotions in check—if we can keep steady no matter what happens, no matter how much external events may fluctuate. The Greeks had a word for this: apatheia. It’s the kind of calm equanimity that comes with the absence of irra

L’idée était que l’ascèse ne doit pas être ostentatoire. Les stoïciens ne recherchent pas les applaudissements de la foule. Ils pratiquent leur philosophie pour atteindre une liberté intérieure et gagner en résilience face à l’adversité.

es la voluntad de resistir al impulso de consumir experiencias sin parar, porque esa estrategia no lleva más que a sentir que te quedan todavía más experiencias que consumir. Una vez que te das cuenta de que seguro que vas a perderte casi todas las experiencias que el mundo tiene que ofrecerte, el hecho de que haya tantas que todavía no has experim