Way back at the dawn of time (like 8 years ago), I discovered Stoicism and cobbled together some notes on how to make it work for me in my own life. I then shared it with an online community I was then part of, and they helped me refine it into something more useful to normal humans. Over time, I cleaned it up, filled it out, and eventually turned it into an actual book.
Now, I am part of a new online community. This one. And, with the goal of priming the conversational pump here, the mods and I have agreed to revisit that book, Practical Stoicism, and re-post it, chapter by chapter, over the coming weeks.
Practical Stoicism is a collection of short essays, written to help bridge the gap between the classic teachings of the great Stoic philosophers and the things we must do, in the here and now, to achieve the fulfillment they promised. Each chapter stands alone and centers around an action you can take to bring Stoicism into your life, immediately. The chapter titles each contain a verb to reinforce the fact that these aren't mere concepts you consider, but are instead things you do. It is my most sincere hope that you find these postings useful.
Current Version: 2.4.1 (1/31/2023) <-- Keep an eye on this
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...or just wait for it all to show up here.
Practical Stoicism is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. That's, like, super free.
Chapters
- Get Up
- Catch a Sunrise
- Prepare for Battle
...more to come