Lessons · Spiritual dimension
Stoicism: Calm, Courage and Self-Mastery
What you control, how you judge, daily practices and handling hard days, from the Stoic classics. 8 lessons, about 1.5 hours in all.
- 01Who the Stoics were and the four virtues11 min Stoicism is a school of philosophy that began in Athens more than two thousand years ago and is still read by students, athletes, doctors…
- 02The dichotomy of control12 min Epictetus's Handbook opens with one idea that many people find life-changing: some things are up to you and some are not. Sorting your…
- 03Judgements and emotions: it is not things but our opinions12 min One of the best-known lines in Stoicism says we are upset less by events than by what we tell ourselves about them. This lesson explains…
- 04The morning preparation and evening review11 min Two short daily routines sit at the heart of Stoic practice: a few minutes in the morning to prepare for the day, and a few minutes at…
- 05Negative visualisation and voluntary discomfort11 min Two Stoic exercises sound strange at first: briefly imagining things going wrong, and choosing small discomforts on purpose. Done…
- 06Time, focus and a short life11 min Seneca thought most people do not have too little time; they let it leak away. His advice, written nearly two thousand years before…
- 07Insults, anger, difficult people and obstacles12 min Sooner or later someone will be rude to you, a teacher will turn down your idea, or a plan will collapse. The Stoics wrote a great deal…
- 08Stoicism done right: myths, faith and knowing when to get help11 min Stoicism is popular online, and some of what is shared is simply wrong. This lesson clears up the biggest myths, explains how Stoic ideas…