MMM, as always, a great article and a mind bender for sure. In this current work full of negativity and consumerism, this is a nice fresh breath of air. Its true that most people seek pleasure in...
In my life, I decided to embrace Stoic philosophy, and it worked wonders for a while. The principles of appreciating what I have, overcoming negative emotions, and focusing on what I can control ...
In reply to Ben. Hello Ben, I watched "How to gey smart on mone...
Yes, this is a terrific book. It explains the Stoics in plain English. The problem with reading the Stoics themselves is that some of it can be rough going. Epictetus and his handbook are easy to...
One of my fav posts of yours MMM. I discovered the Stoics recently and am reading The TAO of Seneca, forward by Tim Ferriss, which is free btw if you google it as a PDF. Thanks again from NYC.
Ha, I'm going through the old posts (recently discovered this blog) and this made me think of this hilarious article I recently read: https://www.getbullish.com/2020/04/letters-from-a-motherfucki...
In reply to Alison. Thanks, Alison! Just like...
That's, awesome. This would also help eliminate the burning question of how much is enough? It's like you said, one desire leads to another. It turns into a life time pursuit of happiness that st...
I prefer the teachings of Epicurus, but they are similar in some regards, and both have similarities to budhism. Epicurus makes the following claims about human happiness: Happiness is Pleasure; ...
I would second checking out Ryan Holiday's books, as well as his website Daily Stoic. You can sign up for a newsletter with daily thoughts on how to apply stoicism in your life - I've really enjo...
This sounds somewhat like Buddhism from my understanding. eliminating unhealthy desire from your heart.
In reply to Bakari Kafele. Bravo, you did what I have only thou...
Thank you for the great review, and bringing this book to our attention. Given the angst in the country today, it's very timely. It's funny, until reading your review, I forgot some of the instan...
As a practice in stoicism, I shaved my hair off last month. I'm very vane about my hair, so it was a good place to start. I'd do it again.
MMM — I have been following your website for a while and I will agree with some of the previous posters: Mustachianism (and the FIRE movement in general) much more closely resembles Epicureanis...
This is how I strive to live. It is the reason I enjoy endurance sports and activities including hiking, cycling, and long-distance running. I found similar advice from Catholic author, Matthew K...