Category: Seneca
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Seneca’s advice on time management
Frankly, I trust proven competent historical figures far more than I trust today’s gurus on self-development. Before adopting any advice, I want to see that […]
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Seneca on time management
We tend to regard time management as a uniquely modern concept, but nothing could be further from the truth. The fact that our ancestors employed […]
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Seneca’s key insight for overcoming stress
I have often observed that insouciant people seldom suffer from stress. They go about their business without thinking long of the consequences, accept setbacks philosophically, […]
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Why Seneca’s anti-stress methods still work today
For the most part, antique techniques have become obsolete. We no longer use horses and triremes as our principal means of transportation. Neither do we […]
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Seneca’s methods for overcoming stress
More than two thousand years have passed since Seneca (4 BC-65 AD) first defined his methods for overcoming anxiety, worry and other negative emotions. The […]
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Seneca on overcoming stress
The concept of stress in our century is dramatically different from the concepts in prior centuries. People in the Middle Ages or in Ancient Rome […]
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How to practise Seneca’s art of patience
Stoicism is often presented as a purely reactive philosophy. Its role is to toughen the soul for enduring setbacks, adversity, and eventually death; and its […]
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Seneca and the art of patience
Patience and endurance have become the archetypal virtues of those who claim to be enlightened. When the situation gets from bad to worse, they are […]
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Philosophical lessons from Seneca’s tragedies
Every artwork entails magnification. It blows some aspects of reality out of proportion to underline their significance from the creator’s viewpoint. Other aspects are minimized, […]
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Seneca on overcoming envy and jealousy
Even the smartest, most enlightened humans are doomed to suffer from envy and jealousy. Seneca (4 BC-65 AD) analysed the problem and came up with […]
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