Any life philosophy relies on a few fundamental truths from which all of its practices are derived. This category summarizes these important principles for a Stoic Optimizer and are meant as a guiding light for all aspects of life.
They aim to explain what we should optimize our existence for and most importantly, why.
Refer to them when you're unsure about a big decision you need to make to remind yourself of the values you should prioritize at all times.
Stoicism is one such First Principle. You can find all the posts relating to it here.
Here’s the thing: you can’t start living your best life until you’ve figured out what that life looks like. Self-awareness is the key to understanding how to position yourself in the world in order to live your most authentic life. This makes it one of the main components of the Stoic Optimizer philosophy. Why Is …
Who gave me permission to start a new school of philosophy? Well, nobody, really. That doesn’t mean it wasn’t the right thing to do and I’d like to briefly explain why. When Marcus Aurelius began writing his “Meditations”, he didn’t expect that he would still be gathering new followers in the 21st century. He simply set …
To put Stoicism into context, allow me to borrow a quote from a realist French novelist: “Just when the gods had ceased to be, and the Christ had not yet come, there was a unique moment in history, between Cicero and Marcus Aurelius, when man stood alone.” — Gustave Flaubert Click to Tweet Flaubert lived …
