Do The Stoics Hate Fun? | Ryan Holiday | Stoic Thoughts #11

Stoicism is an ancient philosophy. Much of what we know of stoicism comes from the few writings of Marcus Aurelius, Seneca, Epictetus and others that survived them. Unfortunately, these are limited in scope and focus, so we don't get the whole picture of what these thinkers valued. We get snippets of the lessons they felt were valuable for their own improvement, but not much in terms of reflection on the good things in their lives. This explains why stoicism can sometimes come across as leaving no room for enjoyment, friendship, laughter, love, and all those things that make life worth living.

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Stoicism is a practical philosophy. It’s built for action, not endless debate. The main thinkers that the Daily Stoic focuses on in stoicism are Marcus Aurelius, Epictetus, and Seneca. The Daily Stoic is a guide to how to practice stoicism in your daily life, the daily routines of stoicism, and is a practical guide to stoicism. This channel is stoicism 101, it will tell you what stoicism is and how to be a stoic. Ryan Holiday has been practicing stoicism and writing about stoicism for more than a decade and his insights will give you guidance to practicing stoicism in your day to day life.

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For more on stoicism from Ryan Holiday read:
Ryan Holiday - "Ego Is the Enemy"
Ryan Holiday - "The Obstacle Is the Way"
Ryan Holiday - "Stillness is the Key"
Ryan Holiday - "The Perennial Seller"

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[DailyStoic]

What are common arguments you've heard against stoicism?

[jamescain]

If anything Stoicism has made me love life even more. Learning and applying the lessons of Stoicism has been one of the greatest things I have done for myself!

[thestoiccellist]

For me, Stoicism is the furthest thing from a buzzkill; rather, I find it has made me markedly happier and (I hope) better to have around. Why? I no longer waste time being anxious about things I can't control, or bemoaning my lot when something goes wrong, or finding reasons to be unhappy with just about everything. Now I accept what I can't change, act decisively when I can change something, embrace the hardship that comes to me, and am grateful for what I have accomplished and continue to accomplish. Instead of being angry and anxious and unhappy, I'm content and able to extract far more good from life than I thought possible. Stoicism gives me the freedom of discipline and tranquility and honesty.

[e.j.volkman]

Everything we see is biased by our perception. This is a great reminder that we see everything through whichever lens is most important to us right in that moment of experience.

[raymondtendau]

Ive been through Series of adversities to point when i thought i was doing wrong for not complaining.A bit of reseach i came across Stoicism which i had never heard of before.Now i am a big fan of it.my operating system runs on Stoicism 2.0.

[marianneregalado]

Thanks Ryan for updating this page more often yay!

[kieganB]

he does talk about how bread looks good though,

[DejectedCat]

It's like saying engineers must hate music, cause you can't find lessons on music theories when reading an engineering book.

[stephentimoney]

I find stoicism helps me with the difficult parts of my live my thinking, my emotions and my actions. I am not sure I need 2 thousand year old quotes to help me understand that good food and drink with friends and family is enjoyable, however stoicism helps me not over enjoy these things or let my life revolve around hedonistic pleasures.