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Stoic thought of the day: “In your actions, don’t procrastinate. In your conversations, don’t confuse. In your thoughts, don’t...” - The ancient Stoic life lesson that modern psychology keeps proving right: Why mastering your thoughts, controlling your emotions, and focusing on what matters can transform your future

Stoic Thought of the Day: The enduring appeal of Stoic wisdom lies in its practicality. Unlike advice that depends on perfect circumstances, Stoicism teaches people how to respond wisely regardless of what life brings. Modern psychology increasingly echoes the same message. Discovering the art of balanced living is the ultimate…

The Economic Times

Stoic thought of the day: 'It is in no man's power to have whatever he wants...'- thought-provoking lessons on contentment, resilience, inner peace, and stoic wisdom by the Stoic philosopher

Ancient Stoic philosopher Seneca offers a timeless perspective on happiness, emphasizing contentment with what we have over the relentless pursuit of more. His wisdom, relevant even today, suggests true peace stems from managing desires and appreciating present blessings. This approach fosters resilience against envy and anxiety, shifting focus from external…

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Quote of the day by Roman philosopher Seneca: "Anger, if not restrained, is frequently more hurtful to us than…"

Seneca spent years standing close to one of the most dangerous men in history. As tutor and advisor to the Roman emperor Nero, he watched up close what happens when a powerful person lets anger off its leash. Executions on a whim. Friends turned to enemies overnight. A whole court…

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Stoic Quote of the Day: “The soul becomes dyed with the color of its thoughts.” Why the greatest danger to human success is not poverty, failure, competition, or bad luck, but uncontrolled emotions and self-mastery — here's what Stoicism teaches to transform your life

Every success begins as a thought. Every failure does too. That is the timeless wisdom behind the Stoic quote, “The soul becomes dyed with the color of its thoughts.” Most people fear poverty, failure, competition, or bad luck. Stoicism points to a greater threat: an undisciplined mind. Negative thoughts fuel…

The Economic Times

Quote of the day by Seneca: ‘He suffers more than necessary, who suffers before it…’ The Roman philosopher’s powerful warning about fear, stress and mental suffering explains why people exhaust themselves before problems arrive

Quote of the Day: Seneca the Younger’s writings endured long after the fall of the Roman Empire because they explored psychological struggles that remain deeply human today. His essays influenced thinkers and writers ranging from William Shakespeare to Michel de Montaigne, while modern readers continue turning to Stoicism during periods…

The Economic Times

The Stoic Retirement: Ancient Wisdom for Today’s Biggest Life Transition

A "Stoic retirement" doesn't mean depriving yourself. It's a character-based approach to life and aging that can bring calm and clarity.

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Critical thinking is one of the most important aspects of being human, according to Stoicism. So why are we handing it over to a machine?

All of us, no matter what our circumstances, have the ability to be more wise, more just, more courageous and more moderate

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A Californian company wants to sell you an outrageously expensive $8,000 keyboard supposedly inspired by a Roman philosopher, but did the Stoics really go in for conspicuous consumption?

Seneca surely would have abstained from this kind of financial flex.

PC Gamer

Robert Rosenkranz: How To Use Stoicism To Build a Meaningful Life

The billionaire philanthropist explores how stoic philosophy shaped his views on capitalism, politics, and philanthropy, arguing for rational optimism, individual responsibility, and civil public discourse as foundations for life.

Reason

Secrets of ancient Roman elites revealed in 1,500-year-old cookbook

It contains early versions of coq au vin, foie gras and pumpkin pie

The Independent UK

Some recipes date back to ancient Rome: French toast, foie gras … and braised flamingo

Ancient Rome is often seen as synonymous with culinary excess. Images of exotic – even orgiastic – feasts perpetuate its reputation for strangeness and decadence.

The Conversation

Are the Super Bowl-bound Kansas City Chiefs lucky, good or lucky and good?

Fortune plays a larger part than we like to think in sporting success. But luck means nothing if teams don’t have the ability to exploit it

The Guardian - US

What ancient Greek and Roman philosophers thought about vegetarianism

Writing in a letter to his friend Lucilius around AD62, the Roman philosopher Seneca outlined two arguments for vegetarianism. The first argument came from a Roman philosopher called Sextius whom Seneca particularly admired, who had lived in the first century BC and had been known for his simple lifestyle.

The Conversation

Dedicated Roman gladiator superfans were the football hooligans of their day

In the amphitheatre of Gladiator II, Ridley Scott trains his lens on fighters and emperors – but no account of ancient gladiators is complete without its devotees.

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Evening Standard

Best books on Roman history, from Romulus and Remus to the decline of Empire

A curated list for those who can’t stop thinking about ancient Rome

Inverse

10 Years Ago, an Ambitious RPG Paved the Way for 2023's Game of the Year

Larian’s ‘Divinity: Original Sin’ set the stage for RPG dominance by taking a huge risk that paid off.

Evening Standard

Meet Ryan Holiday: the author who says we need more grit

Ryan Holiday is the author of Right Thing, Right Now and host of The Daily Stoic podcast. He speaks to Evgeny Lebedev about war, politics and what we can learn from Stoicism in our day and age.

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The Ultimate List of Inspirational Casino Quotes

For centuries, people have been drawn to casinos and gambling because of thrill, intellectual challenge and the element of luck involved.

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L’Incoronazione di Poppea review – sexting, dope and toxic masculinity in Monteverdi update

Director Walter Sutcliffe’s modern-day production of Monteverdi’s take on Emperor Nero scores some hits but as many misses. Musically, though, it is outstanding

Evening Standard

OPINION - The snowflake generation could do with a good dose of this philosophy

One of the oddest features of the culture right now is that the philosophy of Stoicism is a big thing. There’s a group called Modern Stoicism which runs a Stoic Week, that asks participants to live like a Stoic — and it turns out that it makes them feel good.…

The Conversation

Stoicism on Tiktok promises happiness – but the ancient philosophers who came up with it had something very different in mind

I don’t know about you, but my TikTok is full of influencers telling me I should be a Stoic. You might know the term “stoic” as a person who goes through hardship while maintaining a steely and calm disposition, and never complains. However, a stoic is also someone who prescribes…

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Rachel Roddy’s recipe for fish soup

After you’ve tried this quick and easy seafood stew, it’s easy to see why the ancient Romans were once gripped by red mullet fever

Chicago Sun-Times

Bullies imagine injury in order to inflict it

Trans people are portrayed as threatening by those who want someone to beat up,

The Conversation

Friday essay: a lament for the lost art of letter-writing – a radical art form reflecting 'the full catastrophe of life'

Letters did not count [as writing]. A woman might write letters while sitting by her father’s sick-bed. She could write them by the fire while the men talked without disturbing them. The strange thing is, I thought, turning over the pages of Dorothy’s letters, what a gift that untaught and…

The Conversation

National Theatre’s Phaedra review: suicide tragedy leaves a bad taste

Suicide is an act so shocking and violent that it undoes not only sensation, memory and feeling, but meaning. Poet and novelist Ocean Vuong describes how it unpicks even the connective tissue of language.

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