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April 15, 2020 - The Stoic Gym Blog
Tag(s): Stoic Self-help

How To Deal With Adversity

We all face some form of adversity from time to time. The list of things we consider adverse can be long: insults, isolation, illness, loss of material things or people close to us, poverty, betrayal, heartbreak, and so on. When any of these things happen, we are stressed.

April 10, 2020 - The Stoic Gym Blog
Tag(s): Stoic Self-help

How To Deal With Ungrateful People

We have all benefitted people, in the form of gifts and help when they need it, who seldom reciprocate. When we need help, even if is it very simple, they are nowhere in sight. When seen, they feel no need to return a favor.

April 8, 2020 - The Stoic Gym Blog
Tag(s): Stoicism

How To Deal With Anxiety

Why do we become anxious at all? Why do we become distressed? Why are we anxious about the future? If we look at our problems closely we see that all our anxieties fall into one of the following two categories.

March 25, 2020 - The Stoic Gym Blog
Tag(s): Book Excerpts || Stoicism

How To Deal With Annoying People, The Stoic Way

Although we may not consider it a major problem, we all experience annoyances in our daily life. Annoyances make us angry or irritated and make our life less pleasant. What is the Stoic solution to this problem?

March 24, 2020 - The Stoic Gym Blog
Tag(s): Book Excerpts || Stoicism

How To Make Or Break Habits

When we quickly judge a person or a situation, we do so out of habit, not out of careful consideration. In fact, most of our judgments about people and situations are based on habits. If our habits are faulty so will our judgments be.

December 9, 2019 - The Stoic Gym Blog
Tag(s): Stoicism

Stoicism: My One-Minute Elevator Pitch

I have been practicing some form of Stoicism practically all my life. But I don’t talk about it. I generally avoid talking to others about my beliefs mainly because I need to explain them to those who don’t know what they are, ‘defend’ them when they are misunderstood and...

December 6, 2019 - The Stoic Gym Blog
Tag(s): Stoicism

The Trichotomy Fallacy

At the heart of Stoicism lies the concept of the dichotomy of ‘control’: "Some things are up to us and others are not."

July 17, 2018 - Book Reviews
Tag(s): Book Reviews

Book Review: Stoicism: A Very Short Introduction

Stoicism: A Very Short Introduction by Brad Inwood is an outstanding introduction to Stoicism. In its structure, exposition and clarity, it is unlike any other introductory book on Stoicism.

June 13, 2018 - Ancient Stoicism in Plain English
Tag(s): Epictetus' Discourses

Freedom from Divulging Confidences

1. If someone confides in you, you don’t have to confide back. 2. You confide in someone only if that person is trustworthy. 3. As a rule, confidences require good faith and judgments that go with it.

June 9, 2018 - Ancient Stoicism in Plain English
Tag(s): Epictetus' Discourses

Freedom from Mind Wandering

1. When you let your mind wander, you can’t bring it back whenever you like. 2. You should constantly keep the basic principles at hand. 3. Practice the basic principles. Don’t worry about pleasing others.