Stoicism, examined through real problems
Each article answers one question, explains the reasoning behind the answer, and shows the passage it rests on with the translator named. Then you can bring your own situation to the chat.
Practical articles
- What Is Actually in Your Control?
The Stoic division between what is yours to decide and what is not, and how to use it on a real decision.
- If the Outcome Isn't Up to You, Why Try?
Uncertainty about a result is not a reason to stop acting. How Epictetus separates the outcome from the care you take.
- How to Stop Depending on Other People's Approval
Caring what people think, seeking validation, waiting for praise — examined through Epictetus on the musician and the audience.
- Should I Quit My Job? Examining the Decision with Epictetus
A modern application of Stoic role and preference: what leaving would actually change, and what it would not.
- Can a Stoic Want Money, a Promotion, or Success?
Externals are called indifferent with respect to moral goodness — not with respect to how you pursue and use them.
- Stoicism and Anger: When Someone Insults You
What was said, and the judgment that followed it. Epictetus on where the offence is actually located.
- Caring About Someone Without Controlling Them
Influence, care and responsibility remain yours even when another person's choices are not. A modern application.
- How to Practice Stoicism When Something Actually Happens
What to do in the moment an impression arrives, drawn from Epictetus on training rather than on theory.
Concept explanations
- Stoic Impressions and Assent, Explained Simply
An impression arriving is not the same as agreeing with it. The distinction that the rest of Stoic practice rests on.
- Does Stoicism Mean Suppressing Your Emotions?
The tradition separates an involuntary first reaction from endorsing the judgment inside it. That is not suppression.