A moment’s reflection will confirm that all of these latter things (which Stoics call ‘externals’ or ‘indifferents’, or sometimes more charitably, ‘preferables’) are outside our control. A chance ...

Meanwhile, online platforms—mainly Reddit and X—have become echo chambers for Stoic ideas, with a 400 percent increase in related discussions reflecting a broader cultural shift. These spaces ...

Frank Thermitus says prepare for the worst to achieve the best. Rather than imagining an ideal world, Stoics try to manage their emotions in order to deal with the world as it is. With this in mind, ...

Some researchers describe this reductionist vision as stoicism (lower s), and say it has a very different meaning (sometimes ...

Alright, you’ve probably read a zillion articles about happiness online and you’re not a zillion times happier. What gives? <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> Reading ain’t the same ...