Psychology Today
The 90-Second Rule that Builds Self-Control
5 min · · The key to greater happiness and peace of mind · Shared by 533, including Fabrizio Bianchi, Tim, Johannes Dornisch, Liv 😷, Katja Evertz, Scott Monty, Tah Wesley 22, Gregor B. Rosenauer, Eric Kasyoka, Tauno
The Guardian
The mindfulness conspiracy
16+ min · · The long read: It is sold as a force that can help us cope with the ravages of capitalism, but with its inward focus, mindful meditation may be the enemy of activism · Shared by 528, including Fern, Carl Morris, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, Jonathan Kogan, Harold Jarche, Javi Cantón @javicanton@mas.to, krisdahn.eth, Bill Johnston, Brian Solis, Gabriele, Bjorn Larsen, The Psychologist, Austin Kleon, Mark Kaigwa, Antonio Vieira Santos, Nilofer Merchant, Muhammad Althaf, Sam Proud, Dominik Grolimund, Daniel Bentes
The Guardian
Stoicism in a time of pandemic: how Marcus Aurelius can help
4 min · · 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 · Shared by 492, including Jonathan Haidt, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, Carly, Ceferino Díaz, Gregor B. Rosenauer, Uyên Đỗ, milan-fostier, Fabrizio Bianchi, ExApologist, Massimo Pigliucci, Theodora (Theo) Lau - 劉䂀曼 🌻
Mark Manson
Why I Am Not a Stoic
20+ min · · There's a lot to like about stoicism, but it falls short in some key areas for me. Here's my take on it and the other influences on my personal philosophy. · Shared by 274, including Alejandro Dominguez, Matthias Lampe, Fabrizio Bianchi, Albert Ràfols, Kevin Roberts, Massimo Pigliucci
The School of Life
Why Stoicism Continues to Matter
8 min · · Stoicism is a philosophical school born in Ancient Greece and later dominant in Ancient Rome which continues to have urgent things to teach us about calm, resilience and emotional stability. Arguably… · Shared by 234, including Gabriele, Fabrizio Bianchi, Kamil Ali Kamil, Anita Hill
The New Statesman
Why Epicureanism, not Stoicism, is the philosophy we need now
4 min · · What ideas come to mind when you hear the word “Epicurean”? Probably: wine snob, gourmet cooking, foppish, superficial, idle, frivolous, decadent, selfish and, of course, pleasure-seeking. Pleasure –… · Shared by 209, including Helen De Cruz, 📁𝐦𝐫𝐯𝐧, Ceferino Díaz, Memen Isimo, Fabrizio Bianchi, Carissa Véliz, Anita Leirfall
The New Yorker
How to Be a Stoic
4 min · · Born nearly two thousand years before Darwin and Freud, Epictetus seems to have anticipated a way out of their prisons. · Shared by 207, including Paddy Zab, @mainec@fromm.social, Fabrizio Bianchi, Tom Connor, Nando 💪🇦🇺🇦🇷, Dominik Grolimund
Aeon+Psyche
Indifference is a power
10 min · · As legions of warriors and prisoners can attest, Stoicism is not grim resolve but a way to wrest happiness from adversity · Shared by 160, including Casey Smith, hiten.eth, Fabrizio Bianchi, Charlie O'Keefe @charlieok@hachyderm.io, @ShannaPeeples@mastodon.nl, Tauno, Tom Connor, Sérgio Vieira, Rodrigo Franco (Caffo), Michael Musgrove, Jonathan Kogan, Daniel Quiceno, Florian Hanke 🍎, Ceferino Díaz
medium.com
Stoic ontology 101: the difference between reality and existence
4 min · · [This article goes well with my Stoic Epistemology 101 and Stoic Psychology 101. For this entry, I am indebted to John Sellars, and… · Shared by 156, including Liam Bright, Matteo Furia, Massimo Pigliucci, Fabrizio Bianchi, Gregor B. Rosenauer, Logical Analysis
Brain Pickings
Marcus Aurelius on How to Motivate Yourself to Get Out of Bed in the Morning and Go to Work
4 min · · “You don’t love yourself enough. Or you’d love your nature too, and what it demands of you.” · Shared by 147, including Sara Usinger, 📁𝐦𝐫𝐯𝐧, Fabrizio Bianchi, @ShannaPeeples@mastodon.nl, ron boger, ̗̀ ̗̀Manuel Marquina, Trae Blain, Esther Schindler, Thomas Power, Brian D. Earp, Ph.D., Veronika Lampion, Martin Soorjoo, Tom Connor
The Baffler
Grin and Bear It
12+ min · · The rise of neo-Stoicism is convenient for those searching for examples of goodness in a context that has been made unequal by design. · Shared by 140, including Massimo Pigliucci, Fabrizio Bianchi, Ceferino Díaz
Entrepreneur
Why Today's Best Business Leaders Look to Stoicism
4 min · · An entrepreneur's guide to this ancient Greek philosophy. · Shared by 134, including Konrad Weber, Marvin “Polymath but really Just Generalist” Liao, Niklaus Gerber, Fabrizio Bianchi, Elinor Stutz, Real Marsha Wright®
Open Culture
An Interactive Visualization of the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
2 min · · 2020 was “a year for the (record) books in publishing,” wrote Jim Milliot in Publisher’s Weekly this past January, a surge continuing into 2021. · Shared by 127, including Benjamin, Gregg Caruso, Fabrizio Bianchi, Guy Longworth, Jennifer Ouellette
Inc.
16 Great Books for Anyone Who Wants to Get Ahead in Life
9 min · · Reading is a daily habit commonly practiced by high achievers because it's an effective method of sharpening oneself. · Shared by 121, including Marvin “Polymath but really Just Generalist” Liao, Tom Connor, Thomas Billeter, Oliver Gassner https://mastodon.social/@oliverg, Fabrizio Bianchi, Jonathan Kogan
Brain Pickings
A Stoic’s Key to Peace of Mind: Seneca on the Antidote to Anxiety
5 min · · “There are more things … likely to frighten us than there are to crush us; we suffer more often in imagination than in reality.” · Shared by 120, including Brian D. Earp, Ph.D., David Webb, 📁𝐦𝐫𝐯𝐧, Nando 💪🇦🇺🇦🇷, Dez S. Papp, Jacob du Toit, Fabrizio Bianchi, Vikram Dutt, Esther Schindler
Mashable
You've been getting self-care all wrong. It's a political act and always has been.
5 min · · A brief history of self-care, and the OG (Original Guru), Socrates. · Shared by 119, including Rich, Liv 😷, Fabrizio Bianchi