The idea of a "deep fear of death" is a typical exaggeration and a typical extreme view. Of course, there is no empirical research to support this claim, and it is a bad mistake to try to force one's own world view to fit such a claim. It...
Urban Stoicism is neither an ideology nor a religion. It is not a system in which self-invented concepts are forced, piece by piece, with pretense, to conform to reality (and if not, then to the bed of Procrustes...
We Stoastadites like mailboxes. We Stoastadites like things that are pleasant. And “pleasant” means something that suits our tastes. One thing that falls within our own sphere of responsibility is organizing our own everyday affairs. Mailboxes are one such thing. Letters, bills,…
The Disappearance of Objects and the Stoic Worldview. Stoics greatly admire electricians, plumbers, and carpenters who arrive at their worksites with a couple of large toolboxes, get right to work, and never have a single tool go missing! There’s no need to…
"There is a kind of sadness that comes from knowing too much, from seeing the world as it truly is. It is the sadness of understanding that life is not...
What is Urban Stoicism? One way to approach Stoicism is to examine its differences from classical Stoicism. Let’s mention ten characteristics here; the rest of the differences will gradually become apparent in various practical contexts. No peace of mind. urban stoic
Soccer and organization. Soccer is all about organizing the ball. The main problem for players and teams is that if their organization is good, the opponent will do everything in their power to disrupt it. Another major problem is that,…
Ancient Rome and Liberalism. It is quite remarkable that, when it comes to Ancient Rome, for the past two millennia, historians of ideas, historians, economists, and theologians have been interested almost exclusively in the question of why Ancient Rome fell.…
Ten Benefits of Classical Stoicism. Classical Stoicism has many benefits, but here we have selected ten that remain entirely relevant, especially from a modern perspective.
Groucho Marx's sleeve-stitching beats his namesake Karl Marx's sleeve-stitching in both fun and, above all, usefulness. Sometimes they are even very stoic, for example the phrase: "Before I speak, I have an important...