The Beginner's Guide to Stoicism: Tools for Emotional Resilience and Positivity

If you practice this new philosophy of action, you will begin to feel the value of every action you take. Start with small steps until this philosophy becomes your natural way of functioning. If you stick to it, you will experience an influx of wisdom that will guide you very practically to your next step. The fact that you learn as much from the f

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The result we’re aiming for has moved into our sphere of control (we aim to do our utmost), and therefore we are more likely to arrive at a pleasing outcome. And real-world success is also more likely, as we will not be hampered by the anxiety that comes from trying to control what we cannot. The Stoic stance brings a uniquely quiet, persistent res

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I don’t mind what happens. Perhaps these words need a little unpacking; I don’t think Krishnamurti means to say that we shouldn’t feel sorrow, compassion, or anger when bad things happen to ourselves or others, nor that we should give up on our efforts to prevent bad things from happening in the future. Rather, a life spent “not minding what happen... See more

Ask yourself, “Is there anything I can do to change the situation, improve it, or remove myself from it?” If so, you take appropriate action. Focus not on the 100 things that you will or may have to do at some future time but on the one thing that you can do now. This doesn't mean you should not do any planning. It may well be that planning is the

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