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Stoicism is a school of philosophy of personal ethics founded by Zeno of Citium in Athens in the early third century BCE. According to its teachings, happiness can be found by accepting the moment as it presents itself, accepting what is not within one’s control, and not allowing oneself to be controlled by an emotional reaction to events. One of the primary mindsets of a stoic is “I cannot choose my circumstances, I can only choose my reaction to my circumstances.”

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Want to Be Happy? Then Live Like a Stoic for a Week

Stoicism holds that the key to a good, happy life is the cultivation of an excellent mental state, which the Stoics identified with virtue and being rational. The ideal life is one that is in harmony with Nature, of which we are all part, and an attitude of calm indifference towards external events.

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FindCenterJust that you do the right thing. The rest doesn’t matter. Cold or warm. Tired or well-rested. Despised or honored. Dying . . . or busy with other assignments. Because dying, too, is one of our assignments in life.

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3 Stoic Ways of Letting Go

What did the Stoics teach about letting go?

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Lives of the Stoics: The Art of Living from Zeno to Marcus Aurelius

From the bestselling authors of The Daily Stoic comes an inspiring guide to the lives of the Stoics, and what the ancients can teach us about happiness, success, resilience and virtue.

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Stoicism in a Time of Pandemic: How Marcus Aurelius Can Help

The Meditations, by a Roman emperor who died in a plague named after him, has much to say about how to face fear, pain, anxiety and loss.

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FindCenterLife is neither good or evil, but only a place for good and evil.

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3 Life-Changing Lessons from Stoic Master Epictetus | Ryan Holiday | Daily Stoic

Epictetus is one of the key Stoic figures and is best known from "The Enchiridion" or "Handbook of Epictetus," a short manual of Stoic ethical advice compiled by Arrian, and from the "Discourses of Epictetus." Epictetus' teachings are central to Stoicism. Stoicism is a practical philosophy.

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A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy

One of the great fears many of us face is that despite all our effort and striving, we will discover at the end that we have wasted our life. In A Guide to the Good Life, William B.

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The Value of Reason in the Stoic Philosophies of Epictetus and Aurelius

According to the Stoic philosophers Epictetus and Marcus Aurelius, virtue comes through a proper understanding of nature, its processes, as well as one’s place in it.

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FindCenterHow ridiculous and how strange to be surprised at anything which happens in life

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