Tag: Stoicism
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Protect Your Peace, Even in the DMs
*Stoic calm meets modern self-care (think Ryan Holiday, Nedra Tawwab, Cal Newport).* A friend once sank into my sofa and sighed, “I’m drowning… kids, work, friends, everything needs me.” I’ve been there too. Honestly, sometimes life feels like starring in Mariah Carey’s Whenever You Call, except everyone’s calling and texting, and DM-ing at once. My calendar…
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The Stoic Guide to Being Left on Read
A couple of days ago, I did something small but strangely significant: I texted an old friend. We hadn’t spoken in a while. Things between us had gone off track, not because we stopped being friends, but because life threw us into a disagreement we couldn’t quite navigate. Still, I remembered her. And for me,…
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Anger Management 2.0 (Part 2)
Dear friends, sorry for taking so long (as if you were waiting for it, LOL). In fact, I’m still away from home, having this called-out holiday, but I can’t help to continue our session before, about anger management. I guess this is some kind of my coping mechanism for handling my kids every day during…
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Anger Management 2.0 (Part 1)
When was the last time you felt angry? Two weeks ago, a week ago, the day before yesterday, yesterday, or maybe just now? Yeah, I bet, since it’s not a rare emotion. It’s common. There’s always something or someone that makes our blood boil. As if it’s always there to test us. For me, the…
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Why Your Opinion Matters More Than Others’
Marcus Aurelius, the Roman Emperor and A Stoic, once said: “It never ceases to amaze me: we all loves ourselves more than other people, but care more about their opinions than our own.” If I really want to get into what he meant by that statement, I think he’s picking up on something deep about…
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