Sitemap - 2024 - The Stoic Gym
314. Don't get attached to fleeting things
313. What we can't control is nothing to us
312. Be careful about your way of life
311. Understand your purpose in life
309. Difficulties are training opportunities
308. Be concerned only with your mind
Dealing with cares and concerns
307. Be aware of the true cost of things
306. Live according to your nature
304. We are in conflict because our understanding is different
Plan B for meeting life's challenges
302. Return to harmony quickly
300. Become superior to yourself
299. Does the universe have a purpose?
298. Essentials are simple to grasp
It is not the loss, but the thought of losing
296. Always test your impressions
History of ancient Stoicism: A summary
Managing the second track of our minds
292. Reason is our supreme faculty
291. Let your mind shine in its own glory
290. Always do what needs doing
289. Power can damage our dignity
288. Nothing external belongs to you
Exercise for December: Hierocles' Reversal
Stop the worry birds from nesting in your hair
285. Talk deliberately and gently
284. Self-interest is not antisocial
Stoic Lesson 12. Enjoying the festival of life
282. Don't let pleasures become necessities
281. If it's not your doing, don't worry about it
280. No one has power over you
279. A great mind prefers ordinary things
278. Be steady as you go forward
How not to be a second-hand human being
276. Let honourable things inspire you
274. You have the power to choose
273. Small words can produce big results
The story of Stoicism 11. Modern Stoicism
272. Reason orders the universe
271. You can't lose what you don't own
268. Choose your words carefully and speak softly
268. Don't be angry even at antisocial people
Exercise of the month: Stoic Slogans
Staying on the highway of your life
Stoic Week 2024 starts next Monday
265. From foolishness to freedom
266. Don’t be offended by others
265. Understand the source of anger
264. Take control of your mind
263. You are a tiny part of the whole
Stoic Lesson 11. Living every day
Our four backseat drivers: 4. Injustice
262. If you want, you are free
260. All things pass—including your troubles
259. Nothing happens instantly
258. Be willing to become a good person
Stoic Logic 4. Philosophy of language
Make it easy. Run the short way.
257. What stands in the way is the way
256. Observe the rhythms of the universe
255. Aim for mental independence
254. Externals don't touch the mind
253. Act with restraint and self-control
The Story of Stoicism 10: Marcus Aurelius
Our four backseat drivers: 3. Fear
251. Nothing can happen to you that you cannot endure
250. You have the resources to cope with misfortunes
249. Complete your life and live in peace
248. Thoughts determine the quality of your mind
THE STOIC, Vol. 6, Issue 10, October 2024
247. We are the cause of our problems
246. An upright mind does not depreciate
244. Your judgment causes your actions
243. Perfect virtue consists of an even temperament
Exercise of the month: Course Correction
Our four backseat drivers: 2. Excess
242. Pay attention to the goods of the mind
241. Be diligent in purusing your development
239. No one can force you to act against nature
238. Be self-reliant and appreciative
Stopping our internal dialogue
237. Don't argue with death. Make the most of life.
236. Don't give up when you fail
235. No need to worry about what may happen
234. Giving indiscriminate advice weakens your influence
233. Everything happens for a positive purpose
Our four backseat drivers: 1. Foolishness
232. Distinguish between the important and the incidental
231. You can flourish anywhere
230. Keep your prayers simple and innocent
229. Know what is true from what's false
228. Wherever you go, there you are
The Story of Stoicism 10: Epictetus
Reining in our grasshopper minds
227. Everything happens for a positive purpose
226. Act as if someone is watching you
225. Build a life based on virtue
224. All lives are short in the infinite time
Stoic exercise 9: Resources review
222. Let your faults die before you do
221. Don't look for credit for the good you do
220. Quit complaining and realize your strengths
219. Spend time building your character
218. Character building needs no talent
Finding joy in our lives, right now
217. Appreciate the wonders of our life
215. Ignore what others say when you do the right thing
214. See and appreciate the wonder around us
213. We die a little every day
Stoic Logic 2. Complex assertibles
The magnificence of our messy lives
211. Rigid thinking makes you blind
210. Don't drown in petty anxieties
209. Do not shirk your work as a human
208. Let everything you say or do be sound
The Story of Stoicism 9. Musonius Rufus
Clearing the junk in your mind's attic
207. Harmony with nature brings serenity
203. Leave complaints, self-pity, and misfortunes behind
Everything in life, except life
202. True happiness comes from within
201. Put your life in perspective
200. Let your actions reflect your virtue
199. We go the same way we came
198. Do not sleepwalk through life
Impeccability as a way of life
197. Cultivating what is special
193. Beware of fairweather friends
192. Everything is normal and expected
The story of Stoicism 8: Seneca
187. Be consistent in your thoughts and actions
186. Everything is interconnected
185. Reason is our supreme faculty
184. When you retire, retire fully
182. Change gives birth to all things
181. We remember. Then we are remembered.
180. Let whatever happens happen
179. You are no one's master, no one's slave
177. Understand how the universe works
191. Don't add misery to misfortune
176. Be the rock, let the waves crash
174. Get as much as you can from each passing hour
PROKOPTON MONTHLY - 7 [Essential Reading]
Stoic Physics - 7. The cosmos and the human soul
The Story of Stoicism - 7. Non-Stoic personalities of Stoicism
173. How capable are you of being a good person?
172. Practice voluntary discomfort
171. Don’t wait for the perfect conditions
169. Cooperate with the inevitable
168. Emphasize action over argument
167. Demand the best of yourself now
165. Your actions are the only thing you can be proud of
164. Help and harm come from you
163. Don’t advertise your simple life
162. Don't brag about your principles
159. Do not look for faults in other people
158. What's different about a good person?
157. Understand the significance of words
155. The human and the divine are intertwined
153. Understand the nature of what you see
152. You are not what you have
150. Natural desires are easy to satisfy
148. Respect your ability to form a judgment
147. Don't let your mind weaken
146. Treat your critics with compassion
PROKOPTON MONTHLY - 6 [Essential Reading]
Stoic physics 6: Necessitarianism and Compatibilism
The story of Stoicism 6: The last four scholarchs
145. Have a disciplined, purified mind
144. A happy life is based on wisdom
142. Be thankful for what you have
140. Return to your mind quickly
139. Nothing is better than virtue
138. Cultivate modesty and self-respect
136. Take care of your body with simple exercises
135. Act simply, straightforwardly
134. Avoid injuring your character
133. First, take care of your mind
132. Let all your thoughts be simple and kind
130. Enjoy wealth, but don't become a slave to it
128. Consider the bigger picture
127. Avoid hatred, jealousy, contempt
126. Enjoy the incidental pleasures of life
125. Don't let others stop you
124. Care for your body, but don't indulge it
123. See the casual charm of nature
122. Consider the consequences
120. Poverty, pain, and dishonour are not evils
119. The fool is always preparing to live
118. Decide what you want to be
PROKOPTON MONTHLY [ESSENTIAL READING] . 5
The story of Stoicism 5. Chrysippus of Soli
117. Find strength in a fleeting world
115. You don't know the future
113. What we imagine may never happen
112. Self-interest is the same as piety
111. Things are what we think they are
110. Avoid anticipating danger
109. Keep your side of relationships
108. The present moment is all you own
104. Our own fears threaten us
103. Don't let others control your mind
102. Pleasure and pain don't last
101. Don't take others' word for it
100. Nature does not create evil
99. Sins of desire are worse than sins of anger
98. Many of our fears are imaginary
97. Apply your wisdom to yourself
95. Difficulties reveal our strength
94. If you want something, pay the price
92. Don't live under constraint
91. Don't compromise your integrity
90. Be just, unselfish, truthful, and accepting
PROKOPTON MONTHLY [ESSENTIAL READING]
Stoic Physics 4: Determinism and free will
The story of Stoicism 4: Cleanthes of Assos
89. Live this day as one complete unit
88. Don't seek others' approval
87. Don't go after worthless things
86. Model yourself after someone worthy
85. Be prepared to be laughed at
84. Resting in your inner citadel
83. Have nothing to hide from anyone
80. Be happy with what you have
78. Is this the right thing to do?
77. You always have your goods with you
76. There is no reason to envy others
74. Choose how you will respond
72. Live well the right way today
71. Use many things, lack nothing
70. Think of yourself as an actor
68. Wise friends aim to give, not take
65. The wise don't need friends, but want them
64. Be dignified in your dealings
63. You are injured only when you think you are
Four freedoms: How to achieve them
62. Take delight in old and new friends
61. Avoid unrealistic expectations
60. The wise are self-sufficient
75. Your goodness comes from you
58. Ignore what others think of you
57. Learn to neither imitate nor hate
56. Don't expect people to be different from who they are
THE STOIC (March 2024 Edition)
51. You cannot lose what you don't own
47. The mind is not affected by problems
45. You have nothing to complain about
43. Make your rules of life profound and short
41. Be different inwardly but conform outwardly
40. For peace of mind, go into your inner retreat
38. Nature's needs are easy to meet
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37. Do things the right way by understanding the principles
36. It is your judgments that disturb you
34. Inward power overcomes obstacles
33. Mentally prepare for things going wrong
31. Your mind is the source of your happiness
30. Think of the quality of your life
THE STOIC (February 2024 Edition)
27. Be careful about making friends
24. Read and absorb good books
23. The outcome of things is unpredictable
21. Restlessness is a sign of poor mental health
18. Appreciate the value of time
17. Focus on what is under your control
15. Nothing is ours except time
14. Don't go by your impressions
12. Do today what needs doing today
11. Make your actions compatible
10. Change is the way things work
9. Death is not a one-time event
8. To reap the reward, put in the effort
6. Pay attention to what you are doing
4. Don't stand in other people's way
3. Be careful how you spend your time