The practice of Stoicism has been helpful to countless people for the past 2,000 years. One of the simple but powerful ideas of the Stoics is that your ultimate well-being does not depend on forces ...

A couple summers ago, I was reading Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations on a plane ride back from Africa. I usually carry it with me, especially when I’m traveling. “What are you reading?” said the man next ...

In 2009, struggling with the significant behavioral health injuries of Soldiers and families as a result of the “Long War,” ...

Perhaps more than any other topic, I’ve found incredible amounts of personal value from the philosophical school of thought known as stoicism. I find stoicism invaluable for navigating the modern ...

Matthew Sharpe works for Deakin University. He is part of an AR-funded grant on modern reinventions of the ancient idea of philosophy as a way of life, and is presently working on a book on a ...

Why restricting yourself to “acceptable” emotions leads to burnout—and how Stoic awareness widens your emotional range.

Ryan Holiday isn’t a trained philosopher, but hundreds of thousands of people turn to him for a daily dose of wisdom and insight. Holiday’s status as a college dropout makes him a “pen-and-ink ...

The Archbishop of Canterbury has said the Queen's stoic example to the country after Prince Philip's death was "flawless" - and revealed he was "terrified" preaching before her for the first time.

It is often seen as an individualistic philosophy but its techniques are really about pursuing the common good. By Nancy Sherman If you call someone a Stoic, you probably mean that they have ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mark Travers writes about the world of psychology. Misinterpreted stoicism often makes emotionless fools out of men—a label ...