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The Stoic Manual for Modern Life

The ideas in Epictetus' Enchiridion, written for everyday life with practical examples and questions worth sitting with.

What is Stoicism?

Stoicism asks us to notice what we can control and what we cannot. We may not choose every event, but we can still pay attention to how we judge it and what we do next.

Here, Epictetus' ideas are explored through ordinary situations: waiting for an answer, dealing with someone else's opinion, falling short, or watching a plan change at the worst possible time.

Core Principles

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  • Dichotomy of Control

    Separate what you can control from what you cannot, then bring your attention back to your own choices.

  • Objective Observation

    Notice what actually happened before the mind adds assumptions and reaches its own conclusion.

  • Living in Accordance with Nature

    Use reason, accept what has already happened, and handle your part as well as you can.

Take a Moment

Men are disturbed, not by things, but by the principles and notions which they form concerning things.

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