"Some things are in our control and others not. Things in our control are opinion, pursuit, desire, aversion, and, in a word, whatever are our own actions. Things not in our control are body, property ...
I occasionally get asked how I got introduced to Stoic philosophy. My answer is that I never had a formal introduction to Stoic ideas. My everyday life, growing up in dangerous and destitute ...
Excerpted from "A Handbook for New Stoics: How to Thrive in a World Out of Your Control" © Massimo Pigliucci and Gregory Lopez, 2019. Reprinted by permission of the ...
In this podcast, Motley Fool producer Ricky Mulvey and Motley Fool contributor Brian Stoffel serve up an introduction to stoicism, and why philosophers from a few thousand years ago have practical ...
It’s a bias that causes people to overestimate their ability to control or influence outcomes Suzanne is a content marketer, writer, and fact-checker. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance degree ...
Matthew Sharpe has received ARC funding to research philosophy as a way of life, and teaches at Deakin University. He is also teaching courses on practical Stoicism in the second half of 2021 with ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mark Travers writes about the world of psychology. Misinterpreted stoicism often makes emotionless fools out of men—a label ...