Today’s book: The Practicing Stoic by Ward Farnsworth—an elegant, no-nonsense distillation of Stoic philosophy, offering timeless tools to help you think clearly, act wisely, and live well.
Here’s your 1-minute summary:
- Stoicism is practical philosophy. It’s not about theory—it’s a way of life rooted in clarity, discipline, and virtue.
- Control what you can, accept what you can’t. This core principle is the gateway to calm, focus, and freedom.
- Detach from outcomes. Do your best—and let go of what happens next. Peace comes from effort, not results.
- Train your mind. Like the body, the mind must be exercised daily to respond with wisdom instead of impulse.
- Live with reason and virtue. That’s the Stoic definition of the good life—regardless of wealth, success, or status.
Stoicism isn’t ancient, it’s eternal. What would a practicing Stoic do today?
Again, check out the Notes in the app, and check out Stoicism 101, as well as the collection of Notes we have on my favorite flavor of ancient wisdom, Stoicism.
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