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Stoicism

The philosophical school — not the internet version. Where to start, what to read after Meditations, and how the Stoics actually lived.

A Hellenistic philosophical school founded in the Stoa Poikile around 300 BCE — and what gets lost when the school becomes a brand.

Twenty minutes a day, four books worth starting with, and the case for reading slowly enough that the ideas land.

Three or four next reads — Epictetus, A.A. Long, Hadot, and one contrasting voice to keep the school honest.

The morning meditation, the evening review, prosoche, the dichotomy of control — the actual practices, not the modern self-help versions.

Explore a structured learning path, or create one around your own question.

From the essays

A long essay on the gap between Marcus, Seneca, Epictetus — and what the school became after Ryan Holiday. Forthcoming.

A question worth exploring

Start with your curiosity.

Explore a subject, read a lesson, or continue listening in the iPhone app.