Ever gone to the kitchen only to forget what you were there for? Or at the grocery store trying your hardest to remember what’s on your list but just can’t remember? Or study really hard for an exam only to forget a big chunk of information right when you needed it? Let’s face it, we’ve […]

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For a collection of the best quotes from Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl, read it here. Man’s Search For Meaning The author of this book, Viktor Frankl, was an Austrian neurologist and psychiatrist as well as a Holocaust survivor. Before he was arrested and sent to a concentration camp, the US embassy gave him […]

For a summary of the best ideas from Man’s Search For Meaning By Viktor Frankl, read it here. You can buy the book here. On Suffering “Without suffering and death human life cannot be complete.” – Viktor Frankl “Emotion, which is suffering, ceases to be suffering as soon as we form a clear and precise picture […]

(There are many branches of Buddhism, both as a religion and as a philosophy. In this post, we will consider Buddhism as a philosophy.) Most people would assume Stoicism and Buddhism are entirely different philosophies. After all, one was created in ancient Greece, while the other was founded in ancient India. But despite the two […]

One of the greatest tools the ancient Stoics gave us is Premeditatio Malorum, the premeditation of evils. Unlike the ever more popular positive visualization in today’s self-help community, Premeditatio Malorum is quite literally the opposite of that – negative visualization. In this article, we will explore the ‘how’ and ‘why’ of this ancient exercise. How […]

Apr 13, 2020 This is Part 1 of the Voluntary Discomfort Series. Part 2 is about my own experience and takeaways doing three days of voluntary discomfort. *Check out Part 2 here. What Is Voluntary Discomfort? Voluntary discomfort is precisely what it sounds like, to submit oneself… Apr 9, 2020 This is a collection of […]

May 18, 2020 (There are many branches of Buddhism, both as a religion and as a philosophy. In this post, we will consider Buddhism as a philosophy.) Most people would assume Stoicism and Buddhism are entirely different philosophies. After all, one was created in ancient Greece,… May 10, 2020 “The chief task in life is […]

In “How to Think Like a Roman Emperor,” Donald Robertson takes us through the life of Rome’s last good emperor, Marcus Aurelius. Throughout this journey, Robertson uses Marcus Aurelius’s life to demonstrate many Stoic ideas that the emperor himself believed in. As a cognitive-behavioral psychotherapist, Robertson also makes many connections between the practices of Stoicism and […]

May 26, 2020 Journaling has become quite a popular practice in the general field of self-help. But don’t be surprised to find that journaling is also very useful for aspiring Stoics. From becoming more disciplined to increasing general happiness in life, keeping a Stoic journal is… May 18, 2020 (There are many branches of Buddhism, […]

This Part 2 of the Voluntary Discomfort series, Part 1 explains what Voluntary Discomfort is and it’s benefits. After writing the “How Voluntary Discomfort Can Change Your Life” post, I decided to do three days of voluntary discomfort myself. I wanted to see if the true benefits of voluntary discomfort aligns with the theory behind […]

Difinitivamente Walmart tiene tiendas mar cerca de tu ubicacion segun este reporte. no obstante, Amazon lidera el segmento online con sus tiendas fisicas Amazon Go ( sin humanos que te atiendas y sin cajas registradoras ) ¿Hay mas alternativas a Amazon y Walmart ? La industria de las tiendas de alimentos de primera necesidad representa […]

This is Part 1 of the Voluntary Discomfort Series. Part 2 is about my own experience and takeaways doing three days of voluntary discomfort. *Check out Part 2 here. What Is Voluntary Discomfort? Voluntary discomfort is precisely what it sounds like, to submit oneself to one or multiple forms of discomfort voluntarily. Why on earth […]