7 Stoic Reminders That Will Change Your Life

“The chief task in life is simply this: to identify and separate matters so that I can say clearly to myself with are externals, not under my control, and which have to do with the choice I actually control. Where then do I look for good and evil? Not to uncontrollable externals, but within myself to the choices that are my own.” — Epictetus

3 Brutally Honest Stoic Reminders

If Marcus Aurelius had the notes app

"To do harm is to do yourself harm." Marcus Aurelius

The Stoics Tried to Save the Roman Republic

When it comes to your goals and the things you strive for, ask yourself: Am I in control of them or they in control of me?

4 Leadership Lessons From Marcus Aurelius

Say no more often. Do less inessential work. Put more wood behind fewer arrows.

“It does not matter what you bear, but how you bear it.” Seneca

Why Cato Was a Terrible Politician

5 Things the Stoics Want You to Stop Doing

Nature calmed Marcus Aurelius. The best way to get out of your head, to get outside yourself…is to step outside yourself. Literally. Step outside. Touch grass. Let nature do its quiet, steady work.

“How could any sensible person be upset by being in exile? Exile certainly does not deprive us of water, earth, air, or the sun and the other stars.” —Musonius Rufus

3 Things the Stoics Want You to Stop Doing

You'll never complete all your tasks if you allow yourself to be distracted with every tiny interruption. Your attention is one of your most critical resources. Don't squander it!