The Stoic Magazine Library

“We have been richly endowed with cognitive and social abilities, but it’s up to us to make the most of them.”

“...built-up stress is a lot like anger: once you let it get the better of you, it’s hard to regain control of yourself...”

“... we can find beauty in our companions and environment no matter where we are. Instead of longing for “beautiful” objects or surroundings, we can identify the deep beauty that resides in every person, place, and thing.”

“We are not apart from or outside nature: we are within it and subject to its majestic laws.”

“Even though the festival may be noisy, it can still be beautiful, fascinating, and just the right place for living a good life.”

In her new book, JOURNAL LIKE A STOIC, Brittany Polat, our contributing author, offers a practical course on Stoicism.

Extracts from Journal Like a Stoic by Brittany Polat, published by Zeitgeist, 2022. Reproduced with permission from the author and the publisher. https://amzn.to/3B79zpc