All Episodes

1094. The Olympics have already started!

1093. Homer and Chrysippus

1092. Don't judge others

1091. Non sequiturs

1090. Every cup has two handles

1089. Of insults and logic

1088. Wrong priorities

1087. Conversation and company

1086. Grief and loss

1085. Money

1084. On insults

1083. Do not groan inwardly

1082. The fundamental tradeoff

1081. Your reservoir of virtues

1080. The path to peace

1079. The use of impressions

1078. Facts vs value judgments

1077. You should always have two goals in mind

1076. Remember, we are all mortals

1075. Question your impressions

1074. The fundamental rule of life

1073. Virtue is the only good

1072. What Nature has given us

1071. The Stoic deterministic universe

1070. We should seek out life's challenges

1069. It doesn't matter what you bear, but how you bear it

1068. No evil can befall a good person

1067. The Stoic argument from design

1066. Stoic R&R

1065. Democritus vs Heraclitus

1064. Stoic non-attachment

1063. The reserve clause

1062. The problem with busyness

1061. What do we labor for?

1060. The premeditatio malorum

1059. It's a matter of attitude

1058. How many books? How many authors?

1057. The real value of things

1056. Whereby Seneca praises Diogenes

1055. The problem with too much wealth

1054. Be careful the company you keep

1053. What we do is a preferred indifferent, how we do it is not

1052. Careful about what and why you commit yourself to

1051. Consider how much or how little you can do

1050. Be a good citizen

1049. Wisdom and age

1048. Serving the cosmopolis

1047. A very good question

1046. Don't flee from yourself

1045. Is tranquillity of mind really a good thing?

1044. On public service

1043. Seneca's life style

1042. Chrysippus' cylinder

1041. The three basic positions on free will

1040. Carneades on free will

1039. Co-causality

1038. The lazy argument

1037. Self-caused free will?

1036. The Epicurean swerve

1035. Different kinds of causality?

1034. On free will: Chrysippus vs Cicero

1033. Ethics and morality are the same thing

1032. On magnanimity

1031. The importance of memory

1030. Socrates' cloak

1029. The problem with being ultra-wealthy

1028. Useful vs leisure knowledge

1027. Memorize reminders to be ready to act

1026. Gratitude irrespective of reputation

1025. A long list of dangerous fools

1024. Some things are worth much more than the asking price

1023. You don't own anything

1022. Ungrateful politicians

1021. Sick stomach, sick mind

1020. Instinctive vs conscious actions

1019. Diogenes and Alexander

1018. The reserve clause

1017. Seneca, the Skeptic?

1016. Of sages and torture

1015. The two fundamental human strengths

1014. Even bad people appreciate virtue

1013. The duty to help others and the providential nature of the universe

1012. God = Nature = Fate = Cause & Effect

1011. Two criticisms of Seneca

1010. The difference between a mere parent and a good parent

1009. On slavery

1008. No deadline for gratefulness

1007. Virtue and the law

1006. Contentedness vs ambition

1005. Should we complain to the gods?

1004. The sources of ingratitude

1003. When we should decline a benefit to help a friend

1002. Benefits should be freely received

1001. Sometimes the right thing to do is to say no

1000. Be an anonymous benefactor

999. Don't let generosity degenerate into extravagance

998. A hierarchy of needs and benefits

997. Do we make moral progress?

996. Why are you doing what you are doing?

995. It is the thought that counts

994. The many forms of benefits

993. The book-keeping of benefits is simple

992. Good deeds, or their fruits?

991. The right attitude for gift giving

990. The importance of benefits

989. The story of Marcus Atilius Regulus

988. Apply the rule! What follows?

987. Let's hear it from Chrysippus

986. What are we born for?

985. The axioms of your ethics

984. How to treat so-called foreigners

983. Justice is instrumental to good living

982. Tyrannicide and friendship

981. Socratic vs ataraxic schools

980. The conflict between virtue and benefits

979. Self-seeking politicians

978. We must apologize for our offenses

977. The duty to help the poor

976. Political theory, not just virtue

975. Virtue and human society

974. The morally right vs the expedient

973. Dogmatists vs Skeptics

972. Philosophy, the most useful pursuit

971. If you can't do politics, do philosophy

970. Practical duties

969. The virtue of temperance

968. Making important decisions early in life

967. Four aspects of our character

966. What about sports and play?

965. The harmony of character and behavior

964. Justice and anger are incompatible

963. The two rules of good government

962. On running for political office

961. On money

960. The right kind of courage

959. The art of a duty calculator

958. The most powerful fellowship

957. Is your act truly a kind one?

956. How to do acts of kindness

955. Don’t be a traitor to social life

954. A cautious defense of private property

953. How to become more human

952. Two common errors

951. The four sources of morality

950. Living according to reason

949. Three types of moral question

948. Practice must accompany theory

947. Virtue vs pleasure

946. The importance of moral duties

945. Let your character be brave, not harsh

944. Write about your loved ones

943. Loss as a universal equalizer

942. The universe is not after you, personally

941. Redirect your thoughts

940. No such a thing as a premature death

939. On loan from the universe

938. The dead do not suffer

937. Literature will save your soul

936. What would your loved one who passed away wish for you?

935. Do not let grief fester

934. The wish for immortality is the height of selfishness

933. On universal impermanence

932. The dangers of superstition

931. Methodological naturalism

930. Never underestimate the power of chance

929. On the vagueness of prophecy

928. Heredity, not stars and planets

927. On astrology

926. The nature of philosophy

925. On cherry picking

924. Two common explanations of “extraordinary” events

923. On epistemic humility

922. Ordinary explanations for extraordinary events

921. The scientific turn in understanding the world

920. Follow Hannibal, not a piece of ox-meat

919. Sometimes coincidences as just that

918. Philosophy vs pseudoscience

917. The proper place of sarcasm

916. How, exactly, do you know that?

915. Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence

914. Trust science, not mysticism

913. When the problem is real, you don't go to a soothsayer

912. The proper attitude of a Skeptic

911. Why write about philosophy

910. The Stoics and Laplace's demon

909. The world is regulated by cause and effect

908. Socrates' daimon

907. Two problems with Stoicism

906. Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence

905. Epicurus was right after all!

904. The argument from celebrity

903. One problem with Stoic epistemology

902. The Venus throw

901. Good and bad reasons to reject a claim

900. Stoic disagreements

899. Shall we accept the opinion of the many?

898. The best days of our lives

897. The proper attitude toward grief

896. Use virtuous reason as your shield

895. On over-consumption

894. On gourmet food

893. Two precious things we always carry with us

892. Don't get cocky with Fortune

891. Look out for Fortune's blows

890. Happiness regardless of circumstances

889. What really makes us wiser

888. On the last path to freedom

887. What to do if you are deaf

886. Focus on what you can do, not on what you can't

885. On exile and cosmopolitanism

884. The time Plato almost lost his life

883. On walking before dinner

882. Socrates the non-consumerist

881. Three kinds of goods

880. Many schools, many takes

879. The philosophical problem with pain

878. Damocles' sword and the nature of happiness

877. An argument in favor of virtue as guarantor of a happy life

876. How to evaluate philosophical systems

875. Why virtue is necessary and sufficient for happiness

874. The importance of Socrates

873. The first philosopher

872. Do not catastrophize

871. Is virtue sufficient for a happy life?

870. If anger is natural, what's wrong with it?

869. Redirect your mind toward useful things

868. The meaning of true love

867. Your (mature) emotional response is up to you

866. Think about how others endure adversity

865. Philosophy is the cure

864. The problem with grief

863. Anger is good only when it's fake

862. Virtue is a kind of knowledge

861. Courage does not require anger

860. Why Aristotle was wrong about moderating vice

859. Virtue is right reason

858. Disharmony of the mind

857. Apply the Socratic remedy

856. The importance of temperance

855. Envy, malevolence, and delight

854. Challenging your incorrect emotions

853. The nature of fear

852. The nature of volition

851. Perturbations of the mind

850. What is apatheia?

849. Five philosophical takes on grief

848. Grief is an opinion

847. Philosophical contradictions

846. Willing grief away

845. Facts vs judgments

844. Comfort by comparison

843. Cicero vs the Epicureans, part II

842. Cicero vs the Epicureans

841. Music or Socrates?

840. Should we contemplate future adversity?

839. Being prepared for anything

838. Why and how to overcome grief

837. The four fundamental disturbances of the mind

836. Pity vs envy

835. The absurdity of envy

834. Is grief a form of cowardice?

833. Lust and anger

832. Everyone but the sage is mad

831. Diseases of the mind

830. On fame

829. Natural virtue?

828. Who we really are

827. The power of acting right

826. Posidonius talks about pain

825. Dionysius the Renegade

824. Epaminondas, one of the most excellent men who ever lived

823. When Zeno bit the tyrant

822. Pain and mental attitude

821. Better to be a sick person with integrity than a healthy lier

820. How to learn to bear pain

819. The crucial importance of patience

818. Courage vs pain

817. Should we ban the poets?

816. On bearing pain

815. Pleasure, pain, virtue

814. Is pain the worst of all evils?

813. The real philosophical life

812. The benefits of the philosophical life

811. Philosophers should be open to being wrong

810. Philosophy underlies everything else

809. Others are coping, so can you

808. Be careful what you wish for, especially with Apollo

807. Rites for the dead, care for the living

806. A Cynic reason to donate your organs after you die

805. The tiny insects that live one day

804. The deal Nature has struck with us

803. The difference between facts and judgments

802. As happy as Metellus?

801. The right time to die

800. The real reason we are afraid of death

799. What Socrates said about death

798. On the rationality of grief

797. Two possibilities for the afterlife

796. On the nature of the soul

795. Nature's bargain

794. The symmetry argument

793. Are you so silly as to believe in Cerberus and Sisyphus?

792. On true friendship

791. Get better today, not tomorrow

790. You are not perfect, so what?

789. Just pay attention, will you?

788. How would you like death to find you?

787. The real value of things

786. Pay attention to the cosmic trainer

785. What sort of thirst do you have?

784. Take care of your prohairesis

783. The distinctiveness of philosophy

782. Be charitable toward other people's shortcomings

781. Do you have the skills?

780. Don't use fancy words, describe the facts

779. Pretend you are in exile

778. The judgment of others

777. Are you a fox or a lion?

776. The difference between an amateur and a craftsman

775. The real value of people, and apples

774. Developing a better understanding of things

773. Our obsession with control

772. Just pay attention

771. What did you lose, and what did you gain?

770. Changing friends

769. The problem with hyper-consumerism

768. Natural goodness

767. What truly belongs to you

766. Learning the art of living

765. The true nature of freedom

764. Not bad person lives a happy life

763. The purpose of philosophizing

762. The three types of philosophy of life

761. Do something for posterity

760. Achieve balance in life

759. Put to practice your inquiring disposition

758. How to better serve the human cosmopolis

757. Just do your part

756. The axiom of futility

755. Should we get involved in politics?

754. Stoicism is not written in stone

753. There are different ways to be useful to the human cosmopolis

752. Set your own priorities, don't slavishly follow other people's

751. How much leisure time do you have, and what do you do with it?

750. Everything changes, act accordingly

749. No point in finding faults

748. Putting things, and people, in perspective

747. Theory and practice

746. Always use reason and you'll achieve serenity

745. How to become magnanimous

744. Just pay attention, will you?

743. We are part of the universe and have duties toward fellow human beings

742. How to engage people in a discussion

741. The link between rationality and sociability

740. The Stoics got divination wrong, but cause-effect right

739. Isn't the eye the most sophisticated thing you've ever seen?

738. The universe is not the result of random events

737. Reason and wisdom, or chance and necessity?

736. Is the universe governed by wisdom?

735. Different conceptions of the gods

734. On the movement of the planets

733. The cosmos is neither living nor endowed with mind

732. Is the world wise?

731. Like from like, nothing from nothing

730. Zeno tries to demonstrate that the cosmos are capable of reason

729. Chrysippus accepts a faulty premise

728. Four (bad) arguments for the existence of the gods

727. Two bad arguments for the existence of gods

726. Divination, anyone?

725. Obviously, the universe is guided by an intelligence. Or is it?

724. Look less critically at others, and a bit more critically at yourself

723. Careful not to underestimate the power of Fortune

722. Ready for bad stuff to happen, but preferring the good stuff

721. Be at ease wherever you find yourself

720. Why wealth is not a good

719. People's social status doesn't matter

718. On rational giving

717. No one condemned wisdom to poverty

716. On the desirability of wealth

715. Tall or short, it doesn't matter

714. Rich, and yet a philosopher?

713. The basic precepts of a good Stoic life

712. When an Epicurean goes Stoic

711. Aspiring to a life of virtue while being a fallible human being

710. I'm not a sage, but I get better every day

709. Between Cynicism and Aristotelianism

708. Are you controlling your pleasures, or the other way around?

707. The real problem with Epicureanism

706. The balance between pleasure and virtue

705. Why are you asking for more?

704. Virtue is its own reward

703. Harmonize your mind

702. Pleasure is the companion, not the essence, of life

701. The difference between pleasure and virtue

700. Reason is the only thing that will make you truly happy

699. There is no happiness without truth

698. Do away with hope and fear

697. Fortune vs virtue

696. Pursue the pleasures of life, in moderation

695. Don't follow blindly what other say, no matter how famous they are

694. Don't go after fool's gold

693. Living by reason, not by imitation of others

692. What is happiness anyway?

691. Do not wish for impossible things

690. Do not wait for Plato's Republic

689. Either god or randomness

688. Do not concern yourself with other people's opinions

687. Negative and positive actions on behalf of the cosmopolis

686. Everything changes

685. The importance of our ruling faculty

684. Objective situations and subjective judgments

683. Apply reason to social improvement

682. Teach them or bear with them

681. When peope do wrong they hurt themselves first

680. Pain, pleasure, and injustice

679. The nature of injustice

678. Setting up again what chance has overthrown

677. Help, instead of pity, others

676. The ideal ruler

675. Stoicism in the service of all

674. The opposite of mercy is cruelty

673. The nature and importance of mercy

672. When cruelty becomes pleasure

671. Let us be more forgiving

670. The right and the wrong times to use violence

669. People can change, and so can we

668. The tyrant will not be able to hide

667. Beware of the corruption of the justice system

666. Do not support leaders who drag their office into the mud

665. War is cruelty on a massive scale

664. When you hurt others, you hurt yourself

663. Seneca and the Peter Parker principle

662. Let us err on the side of clemency

661. Clemency helps the innocent and the virtuous

660. Is Nero going to "forget" his character?

659. Seneca offers himself as a mirror for Nero's soul

658. Overcome your fear of death and you will be free and powerful

657. What is and is not up to us

656. Consider how much control you have, and what follows from that

655. You can get better immediately, it's up to you

654. If you are in Gyara, live as one who is in Gyara

653. How to practice and what to practice

652. Do not wish for figs in winter

651. Stoics have a duty to work toward social and political change

650. Why should we be good?

649. Enjoy figs in the summer, don't wish for them in the winter

648. Practicing philosophy is like going to the doctor's office

647. Focus on the deed, not the praise

646. Your roles in life

645. The ultimate locus of your freedom

644. Who are you, anyway?

643. It's about deeds, not words

642. A philosophy needs to be digested properly, not just vomited

641. Reframing problems into training exercises

640. When the universe sends you a sparring partner

639. Don't make yourself a salve of others

638. What is truly good or bad

637. Examine your values carefully

636. The character gap

635. The fine trappings of a horse

634. Are you alone or lonely?

633. Ask your impressions for the right password

632. How to deal with a difficult relative

631. What is always within your power

630. Philosophical journaling

629. The problem with wealth is that it doesn't guarantee you a sound mind

628. That is tyranny, not government

627. Argue less, practice more

626. What do you like to tend to?

625. Contemplating your final activity

624. Facts don't come with judgments attached to them

623. The raw material of the good person

622. We need to be human beings, not statues

621. The three disciplines of Epictetus

620. Socrates and Alcibiades

619. Give yourself a break (from externals)

618. Free yourself from the fickleness of others

617. Pay attention to the ledger of your life

616. How to avoid a wretched life

615. On the futility of war

614. Past, present, and future

613. The immortality of philosophy

612. Try some true friends instead

611. Have a conversation with Socrates or Epicurus

610. Spend time in good company

609. On the treatment of humans and animals

608. How to properly go to the barber

607. The three periods of life

606. How to get to old age

605. Live in the here and now

604. Postponement is the greatest waste of life

603. Are you on a voyage, or just tossed about by the currents of life?

602. Learning how to live, and how to die

601. Set aside time to better yourself

600. Time to change your plans, right now

599. Time vs money

598. Much of your life is not up to you

597. Life is long enough

596. On the shortness of life

595. We ought to take care of everyone

594. The problem with luxury

593. The importance of experience and self-control

592. Think about the long term consequences of your actions

591. The philosophy school is like the doctor's office

590. You made the only mistake you could possibly make

589. What we should concern ourselves with

588. How to save $1000 by challenging impressions.

587. Patterning ourselves after Zeus

586. Don't try to reason with those who can't hear

585. Take care of your mind just like you do of your body

584. Practice what you preach

583. On being useful to others

582. Make your last choice while you still can

581. Shameful speech undermines your character

580. Pain vs pleasure

579. The importance of self-control

578. Criticizing tyrants is not enough

577. Live in the here and now

576. The interplay between nature and wisdom

575. What wisdom is for

574. Live according to nature

573. The virtues of sound reasoning and scientific understanding

572. On friendship

571. Our social duties

570. On private property

569. Sociability, not pleasure

568. Expanding our circle of concerns

567. On suicide

566. On fame: Chrysippus agrees with Diogenes

565. Why some indifferents are preferred

564. Stoicism, Cynicism, and Aristotelianism

563. The drowning man metaphor

562. More on Aristotelians vs Stoics

561. On pain and mind

560. Aristotelianism vs Stoicism

559. Intentions vs consequences

558. Living according to nature

557. Why a good life is a moral life

556. The chief good is the moral good

555. The metaphor of the archer

554. The mixed roots of virtue

553. Things that have value outside of virtue

552. Our natural delight in the use of reason

551. The root of virtue: self love

550. The crucial importance of technical words

549. Virtue vs pleasure

548. Teach or endure

547. Two scenarios for the after-death

546. What is properly ours and what is not

545. Of bitter cucumbers and thorny briars

544. The inner citadel

543. The courage to stay

542. Value judgments are not inherent in things

541. Achieving ataraxia

540. On fame, posthumous or not

539. Three things to care about

538. The nuanced conflict between pleasure and virtue

537. How not to get overwhelmed by problems

536. A prepared mind is a mark of wisdom

535. The true meaning of human freedom

534. When it comes to people insulting you, you are in complete control

533. The insult conundrum

532. The best way to respond to insults

531. Rich people are worse than beggars

530. On the invulnerability of the wise person

529. Is sagehood possible?

528. How to react to both prosperity and adversity

527. The simplified dichotomy of control

526. The meaning of invulnerability

525. We are free no matter what

524. The path to virtue is not as steep as some may think

523. The joke's on the thief

522. The importance of logic

521. Humanity's problems stem from ignorance

520. Practice, practice, practice

519. Don't behave like a sheep or a wild beast

518. The power of using impressions

517. What if you were sent to Gyara?

516. The wonder and curse of consciousness

515. Microcosm and macrocosm

514. The true nature of humanity

513. Going on a trip? Here's what's up to you (and what isn't)

512. What really matters

511. The crucial importance of trust

510. Prosoche, or Stoic attention

509. Better swallow the bitter pill from the get go

508. Don't get lost in the details and miss the big picture

507. Don't confuse a rest stop with your destination

506. Anger is a waste of time

505. The simplest and bets trick in life: be prepared

504. How to keep a philosophical journal

503. The problem is money

502. Examine your balance sheet of giving and receiving

501. Envy is the root of much unhappiness

500. Treat fools like fools, don't get angry with them

499. The futility of revenge

498. Understand and forgive

497. I have entrusted the guidance of my life to reason

496. On magnanimity

495. Act the opposite of anger

494. Abstain from action when under the spell of anger

493. Humor, not anger

492. Practical steps to curb your anger

491. Be careful with the company you keep

490. Anger betrays what is best in humanity

489. The difference between anger and other negative emotions

488. The awful things we do when angered

487. It takes two to have a fight

486. On revenge and retaliation

485. Think of everything, expect everything

484. Don't rush to judgment, give time to reason to do its work

483. We have other people’s vices before our eyes, and our own behind our backs

482. It is foolish to be angry at your computer

481. Fake anger vs real anger

480. Reason and goodness are candles in the dark

479. Forgiveness first and foremost

478. The nature of emotions

477. The difference between reason and anger

476. Anger is not a weapon, it's a liability

475. A good judge condemns wrongful acts, but does not hate them

474. Don't be angry, be useful

473. Anger is like drunkenness, it doesn't help

472. Why are love and a sense of justice not enough?

471. The three movements of anger

470. Anger is a short madness

469. Receive wealth or prosperity without arrogance; and be ready to let it go

468. The difference between impressions and assent

467. Begin to reckon age, not by years, but by virtues

466. No one dies too soon

465. Go through life like a traveler stopping at an inn

464. Sometimes people live too long for their own good

463. On the nature of death

462. Do not fear the netherworld, don't listen to the fantasies of poets and priests

461. Nature is fair in her bargains

460. The common lot of mortals

459. Women are just as capable as men of achieving eudaimonia

458. Which is the better lot, to be happy for a short time or not at all?

457. No regrets, only thankfulness

456. Pay attention to the setbacks of others

455. Reasonable vs unreasonable grief

454. Everyone is a good pilot if the weather is fair

453. Challenging the cognitive component of our emotions

452. The path to a life worth living

451. The first rule of Stoic Club

450. Stoic epistemology and humility about knowledge

449. Chrysippus on the various philosophies of life

448. Aristo, the Stoic dissenter

447. Always challenge your impressions

446. Panaetius, the dissident Stoic

445. Skeptics vs Stoics

444. Chrysippus and the logic of paradoxes

443. Ignorance, knowledge, and things in between

442. Stoic materialism

441. Four interesting Stoic doctrines

440. What Zeno said

439. The importance of Socrates

438. The consolations of philosophy

437. Gods or atoms, you should blame no one

436. The problem with Paris (not the city)

435. That which is according to nature is the beginning of the good

434. Stoics vs Epicureans

433. Bad thoughts are like catchy tunes

432. Stoicism is not good for consumerism

431. How to tell a Stoic

430. The right attitude about the world

429. Everything tastes good if you are hungry

428. Anger is a self inflicted wound

427. A simple way to go right, many ways to go wrong

426. The balance between inner and outer resources

425. Ethics and human nature

424. What the virtues are for

423. The difference may be subtle

422. Of friendship, dogs, and meat thrown in the middle

421. The analogy between physical and mental health

420. Nothing is good which can be put to wrong use by any person

419. The difference separating Aristotelians, Stoics, and Cynics

418. Where's your stopping point?

417. Three disciplines to live a better life

416. A starving man despises nothing

415. Are you conducting yourself virtuously in your profession?

414. The hedonic treadmill will not make you happy

413. Fortune, I ask no favors of you

412. The playthings of children and the shackles of adults

411. The importance of not wasting time

410. The value of money, beauty, and high social position

409. Rationalizing is not the same thing as reasoning

408. How to tell whether you have achieved wisdom

407. Negative emotions are diseases, they are not good even in small measure

406. The true value of things

405. Are you a slave, a fool, or what?

404. The problem with fame, wealth and power

403. The problem with excessive wealth

402. Why are you doing what you are doing?

401. What brought down Alexander the Great

400. Who's got the time?

399. What's the difference between useful and useless?

398. The definition of courage

397. What are we talking about, and why?

396. On the vanity of mental gymnastics

395. Have you changed your mind yet?

394. Have you taken the easy step yet?

393. The difference between thinking and worrying

392. In a little time you will be like Hadrian and Augustus

391. Pick your virtue buddy

390. Thus the study of wisdom has become the study of words

389. Consider vegetarianism

388. On the best way to resist temptation

387. The fortune of everyone is molded by their character

386. The true hearer is ravished and stirred by the beauty of the subject matter, not by the jingle of empty words

385. Philosophy rubs off of you

384. That which you cannot reform, it is best to endure

383. No matter what trouble you mention, it has happened to many

382. What illusion about myself do I entertain?

381. What things you can be robbed of, and what things you can't

380. How to do a premeditation of adversity

379. Life is like a journey: some things that you don't like will be thrown at you

378. "Busyness" is no proof of happiness

377. People will do the same things even though you would burst with rage

376. The most important contribution to peace of mind is never to do wrong

375. What goads people into destroying other people?

374. No need to be Cato in order to practice virtue

373. The answer is always going to be "it depends"

372. Spend some time with Zeno and Socrates instead

371. The problem is that you are travelling with your emotions and are followed by your afflictions

370. If you travel in order to escape yourself, don't

369. We must suffer for the sake of those we love

368. Theory is fine, but useless if you don't practice

367. Remember what you should offer and what you should withhold

366. Humanity is what it is, not what we would like it to be

365. Your role model may be closer than you think

364. Virtue is all-or-nothing, and yet, we can make progress

363. Do the right thing because it is the right thing to do

362. Let us postpone nothing. Let us balance life’s account every day.

361. No sensation of evil can reach one who is dead

360. Not feeling pain would make us inhuman, not sages

359. The universe is morally neutral

358. Challenge your impressions, don't "just do it"

357. The view from above, Seneca style

356. What ought to be done must be learned from one who does it

355. If someone can withstand fire or exile, surely you can overcome something...

354. Don't suffer before it is necessary

353. The skill of the pilot is independent of the value of the cargo

352. The universe is morally neutral

351. A long life is like a long journey: there is bound to be rain and mud on the way

350. Want to be alive? Pay the taxes of life

349. Expand your circles of concern

348. It's far easier to change yourself than others

347. The problem with expensive meals

346. We should prosecute our politicians and generals

345. Seneca on war as human folly

344. A surprisingly difficult simple precept

343. Happiness is an inside job

342. The proximity of good people is good for you

341. Repetition is useful

340. Approach your life all things considered

339. Seneca agrees with Ricky Gervais on the afterlife and the meaning of existence

338. Cut off anger at its inception

337. How long you live is not up to you, how you live is

336. Marcus Regulus and the hard core of Stoicism

335. Virtue is like the sun behind a cloud

334. The fanciness of your scabbard says nothing about the effectiveness of your sword

333. What does it mean to live every day as if it were your last?

332. The importance of sound judgment

331. How to achieve serenity

330. Virtue is the only good, naturally

329. Be aware of what you can and cannot change

328. How to shape your character

327. Welcoming Cicero to our line up

326. These are your choices

325. Can we really improve ourselves?

324. Wisdom as a better filter to examine your life

323. Marcus Aurelius and the chocolate cake

322. Stoicism and war

321. The three parts of philosophy

320. Concern yourself with careful living

319. Here's your top priority in life

318. In order to learn something new you need to forget what you think you already know

317. Seneca criticizes the institution of war

316. Wealth doesn't make you a better person

315. Chance events are not good for you

314. Much of what we have is superfluous

313. When to care, or not, about other people's opinions

312. Make your life the best it can be given the materials you are given

311. Everyone is a good pilot on a calm sea

310. Treat yourself as you would a sick friend

309. Moderate insanity is not a good thing

308. Planning is more important than worrying about outcomes

307. The orchestra of your mind

306. If you want to understand things, write them down

305. Read books, it's good for you

304. Pay attention to the past in order to tackle the future

303. Life is more like wrestling than dancing

302. Too much logic is not good for your health

301. Not all indifferents are created equal

300. The difference between Stoicism and stoicism

299. Be magnanimous toward others

298. Do you still need somebody to wipe your nose?

297. Virtue is its own reward

296. How much are you worth?

295. Get rid of fear of death and poverty

294. Three simple steps to live a good life

293. Why we need to focus on our own improvement

292. Fortuna is your sparring partner

291. Practical exercises in self-deprivation

290. Are you sick? You can be brave about it

289. Pay attention to the good parts of your life

288. Your "happiness" is up to you, really

287. What's a good reason to endure hardship?

286. Turn regrets into learning opportunities

285. Everything depends on opinion

284. 40 years or 10,000, makes little difference

283. On the importance of friendship

282. Life's a play, act well

281. The asymmetry of being dead

280. Distribute your wealth like after a banquet

279. A little philosophy is a dangerous thing

278. Every good life is complete

277. A prepared mind tackles adversity better

276. The real stature of people

275. Navigating between good and bad fortune

274. We are all going to die, but until then?

273. Would you buy a car based on its color?

272. Why virtue is the only good

271. Virtue will not fall upon you by chance

270. Bad judgment is a disease, Stoic practice is the cure

269. Change your mind, if reason prompts you

268. Practice, practice, practice

267. Here and now

266. How to behave during a storm at sea

265. Retreat into your Inner Citadel

264. Virtue, virtue, everywhere!

263. The length of a virtuous life does not matter

262. Love reason!

261. Don't be proud of things you didn't accomplish

260. And off they go, alleging slander!

259. What are you going to do with your luck?

258. Try inward happiness

257. Don't judge a pilot by the size of her ship

256. It is either extinction or change

255. Ambition is not a Stoic value

254. Avoid busyness

253. Don't be like a dog waiting for another morsel of meat

252. Of sickness and wisdom

251. Theory is easy, practice requires effort

250. Philosophy is a lifelong commitment

249. Instead of conquering the world, conquer yourself

248. In order to make progress you have to desire progress

247. In a few words: virtue is the only good

246. Be grateful for what you have, but don't get too attached to it

245. Sagehood is rare, but progress is up to us

244. Stoicism is not a "manly" philosophy

243. Dining with a tyrant, are you?

242. No need to be anxious even in front of a king

241. Take the view from above

240. Not just endurance, but tranquillity of mind

239. Philosophy is serious business

238. Decide on the big picture, the details come later

237. Seneca on suicide

236. The Stoic argument for the right to suicide

235. Life: it isn't about length, it's about quality

234. How to avoid temptation and practice virtue

233. We are all sick, but we can help each other

232. The difference between tranquillity and flat calm

231. Racism and Stoic compassion

230. Gelato and the Cynic wing of Stoicism

229. The most important mental trick of your life

228. The unity of virtue thesis

227. Tackle illness with virtue

226. Be prepared to endure prosperity

225. Epictetus gets punched on the nose

224. The last day of Epicurus

223. All good people are equally worthy

222. Virtue is nothing but right reason

221. Be charitable toward others

220. Do like Socrates, have a dialogue instead of a dispute

219. Love requires virtue, not externals

218. Rich vs poor

217. Joy vs pain

216. What is virtue, anyway?

215. Talk to people like Socrates would

214. All virtues are related

213. What matters is how you handle things

212. Death is change and not to be feared

211. Let us celebrate those truly worth celebrating

210. I want something on which I may test my endurance

209. Whatever can happen at any time can happen today

208. Make friends, oppose Fortuna

207. Nothing good comes out of a static universe

206. Don't make fun of others, be helpful

205. Practice self control to become more virtuous

204. Enjoy your friends and loved ones, now

203. The Stoic approach to grief

202. Converse with the best minds, read a book

201. Are you really that busy?

200. Greed leads to unhappiness

199. How to think about life and death

198. Are you dead before the time, by your own choice?

197. No matter what, keep your emerald color

196. Epictetus asks a student a trick question...

195. The right thing to do is often painful

194. On exotic food consumption

193. That which Fortuna has not given, she cannot take away

192. We all want lasting joy

191. Beware of flattery, it gets in the way of genuine progress

190. Practicing philosophy is like going to spiritual gym

189. Adversity is just a gym to exercise your virtue

188. Old age, frail and not

187. Take care of your body, with temperance

186. How to excel at being human

185. Where philosophy begins

184. We should study broadly in order to increase understanding

183. Choose your entertainment virtuously

182. Everything flows, so don't get attached

181. Always do what is in harmony with the common interest

180. Do you think you know the difference between good and bad?

179. The difference between proto-emotions and fully formed ones

178. How to get a good night's sleep

177. Self-sufficiency comes from inside, not from externals

176. Death is like pre-birth: there is nothing to be feared

175. Practice philosophy constantly, life doesn't stop

174. Learn from teachers who do, not just talk

173. Compel Fortuna to play on equal terms

172. Pay attention to what others say, inhabit their minds

171. Revenge is not justice

170. What's the problem with the passions?

169. No pain no gain, says Musonius

168. You should live neither in a place of torture nor in a cafe

167. Philosophy may be painful or a pleasure, but it's worth it

166. Is the problem with the place, or with you?

165. You want to change the world? Begin by changing yourself

164. A good life depends not on length, but on our use of it

163. What's really important in your life?

162. On the difference between philosophy and logic chopping

161. Things themselves have no power to form our judgments

160. Reflect on the roles you play, and play them well

159. Won't you be my neighbor?

158. What do you think is truly good for you?

157. On family matters, take the high moral ground

156. Everyone who craves externals is a slave to them

155. Calibrate your desires, achieve serenity

154. Don't buy a horse on the basis of its saddle

153. “They are slaves,” nay, rather they are people

152. Beware of the difference between friendship and flattery

151. Philosophy did not find Plato a nobleman, it made him one

150. What does your inner daimon say?

149. How on earth did I get here?

148. Fortune has no jurisdiction over character

147. Observe the goodness of those around you

146. Whenever you yield to externals, you become their slave

145. Our predecessors are our guides, not our masters

144. Be forgiving of liars and unjust people

143. But I couldn't do otherwise! Yes, you could...

142. Make yourself happy through your own efforts

141. Above all, we are citizens of the world

140. Only the truly educated person is free

139. Would the Stoics approve of assisted suicide?

138. Being bad requires a lot of work

137. Teach them then, and show them without being angry

136. Go hug a philosopher, will you?

135. We belong to the world, not to a particular corner of it

134. It's either gods or atoms...

133. Ethics is a practice, so do it

132. Moving will not help you, if your trouble is internal

131. The truth does you no harm, but error does

130. How Epictetus lost his lamp and the thief became a brute

129. Sound minds are hard to find, or buy

128. Annoyed by people? It's an opportunity to practice virtue

127. Good judgments improve your character

126. I may become poor, then I shall be among many

125. Always examine your assumptions

124. Why do you care for the opinion of posterity?

123. Good and evil are entirely up to you

122. The glass is neither half full nor half empty, it just is

121. Do not seek fame, seek to be useful to others

120. Nobody wants to believe falsehoods, and yet...

119. Think about bad stuff happening, get comfortable with it

118. After every disturbance, re-center yourself

117. Can you tell the difference between the baths and the mill?

116. Some people get to the end without having lived at all

115. Take care of your body, it helps your virtue

114. No matter what, do your duty as a human being

113. Where are you going to hide from death?

112. Are you on the right path, or do you need a correction?

111. Think and act the right way, happiness will flow

110. What is philosophy, anyway?

109. What about pleasure?

108. If this were you last day, what would you be proud of?

107. Respond to insults as if you were a rock

106. Above all, learn how to feel joy

105. The duty of a social animal capable of reason

104. Epictetus and the open door policy: Stoicism and suicide

103. Take truth wherever you find it, it's public property

102. How to calibrate your moral compass

101. The universe is your trainer, get ready for the Olympics

100. Changing your life doesn't happen by magic

99. Practice poverty as an exercise in endurance and gratitude

98. Praise or blame do not make a thing better or worse

97. Focus on what is up to you, the rest may or may not come