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
View allDichotomy 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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Stoic Principles
Read Epictetus' ideas in language that feels at home in everyday life.
Situations and Advice
Choose what you are dealing with, then find a principle and a small practice that may help.
Random Stoic Reflection
Read one principle at random and see whether it has anything to say about your day.
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