More relevant than ever. As Marcus Aurelius wrote in The Meditations: “Is one vexed when one encounters a thorn bush in the road? Is it not the nature of such a bush as designed by god to have such thorns? Then why art thou vexed by the clown world and its citizens? Thou can only stack sats and stay humble”

chungkingexpress

Philosophy can make dull topics interesting and amplify the meaningful stuff.  Don’t go full stoic though lol 

Chillywater

Seneca, *Letters to Lucilius*, is my favorite of those. 

Atreus

Daily discussion thread

saloon

I've been taking a deep dive into Stoic writings recently. For many years I've taken a Stoic approach to life, work, and relationships, but ingesting the thoughts of some of the most prominent philosophers brings a new sharpness to the way I'm thinking.