Coaching practices for Great Men Forgotten Stoicism
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Does this sound like the set of challenges you might be facing?
- I’m burning myself up over how I’ll be seen and remembered for this, and then I think of all the people who once seemed enormous and untouchable and are now completely forgotten
- I read all the Stoic ideas and nod along, but the moment real life pushes on me I crumble exactly the same as before
- I keep tolerating things and putting off what matters as if I had endless time, and I want to let the plain fact that I don’t cut through the trivial stuff
- I want to actually become a better person, not just vaguely intend to, but "be better" is so fuzzy I never know what I’m working on
- I’ve read all the Stoics and I can quote them, but when I actually look at my week none of it has changed anything
Practices that may help
- Review the crowd of history
Call to mind the powerful, famous, and worried people of the past — and note they are all gone.
The View from Above - Daily training of the ruling faculty
Treat every day’s difficulties as training material for strengthening the ruling faculty.
The Inner Citadel - Memento mori
Keep death in view — not morbidly, but as a clarifier of what actually matters now.
Stoicism, as a Set of Practices - The virtue audit
Ask which of the four Stoic virtues you exercised — and which you neglected — today.
The Stoic Daily Review - Practice philosophy as a daily exercise
Reserve time each day not for reading philosophy but for performing a philosophical exercise.
Philosophy as a Way of Life - The discipline of action
Act for the common good, with a "reserve clause": I intend this, fate permitting.
The Inner Citadel - Stoicism, as a Set of Practices
Stoicism is a practical philosophy, not just a worldview: a handful of repeatable exercises — separating what you control from what you don’t, rehearsing adversity in advance, taking the wider view, and reviewing your day — train you to keep your judgment steady when circumstances are not. Several of these exercises are the direct historical ancestors of modern cognitive behavioral therapy, which is the strongest evidence we have for them. - Use mutual dependence as a motivation to act well
Remember that others depend on the same fabric you do — and act in ways that strengthen it.
Sympatheia — the Stoic Practice of Universal Interconnection - Memento mori — the mortality reflection
Briefly hold the awareness that today is finite to sharpen what actually matters.
The Stoic Daily Review - Choose whose mind you spend time in
Spend time with the best minds — living or dead — and guard against the rest pulling you down.
Seneca on Time, Made Practical
Related concerns
- Who You Spend Time With Stoicism
Spend time with the best minds — living or dead — and guard against the rest pulling you down.
Choose whose mind you spend time in
- Daily Stoic Practices
Stoicism is a practical philosophy, not just a worldview: a handful of repeatable exercises — separating what you control from what you don’t, rehearsing adversity in advance, taking the wider view, and reviewing your day — train you to keep your judgment steady when circumstances are not. Several of these exercises are the direct historical ancestors of modern cognitive behavioral therapy, which is the strongest evidence we have for them.
- How To Practice Stoicism
Stoicism is a practical philosophy, not just a worldview: a handful of repeatable exercises — separating what you control from what you don’t, rehearsing adversity in advance, taking the wider view, and reviewing your day — train you to keep your judgment steady when circumstances are not. Several of these exercises are the direct historical ancestors of modern cognitive behavioral therapy, which is the strongest evidence we have for them.
- Live According To Nature Stoicism
Act in accord with your rational nature and with the nature of the whole — not by instinct alone.
Live according to nature
- Micro Stoic Practice
Stoicism is a practical philosophy, not just a worldview: a handful of repeatable exercises — separating what you control from what you don’t, rehearsing adversity in advance, taking the wider view, and reviewing your day — train you to keep your judgment steady when circumstances are not. Several of these exercises are the direct historical ancestors of modern cognitive behavioral therapy, which is the strongest evidence we have for them.
- What Would Stoic Sage Do
Treat every day’s difficulties as training material for strengthening the ruling faculty.
Daily training of the ruling faculty
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