Tuesday, August 20, 2024

It's ruinous for the soul to be anxious about the future and miserable in advance of misery (Seneca)

Photo by Dibakar Roy on Unsplash


Wie geht's?

Recently, I mentioned to Keegan that I start each day with a passage from The Daily Stoic (by Ryan Holiday) and his reaction was along the lines of - reading the stoics is very popular these days. For instance, his close friends and Adam are reading material by Marcus Aurelius, Seneca, Epictetus etc.

He's not wrong, but the stoics have been popular for a long time. It's had revivals at various points since 300BC - the current popularity is merely the latest.

Stoicism is about experiencing a well-lived life, so it's obvious why it experiences these revivals, and why it's popular now.

The post title above was today's quote. Ryan's commentary is spot on, too - let the news come when it does. Be too busy working to care.

Love and peace - a very busy Wozza

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