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Seneca on avoiding distractions
When we talk about avoiding distractions, we are assuming that we have clear goals and plans to achieve them. If we keep pursuing those goals […]
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How Seneca viewed time
In contrast to modern philosophers, Seneca did not give a great importance to time. Like other Stoic thinkers, he did not fundamentally care whether his […]
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Seneca on the best use of time
I love ancient time management techniques because they do not rely on technology. They revolve around human nature and the concentration of one’s efforts; and […]
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Seneca’s Letters from a Stoic, explained
Amongst all Stoic philosophers, Seneca has attained the widest reach and popularity. The reason is not hard to figure out. He simply wrote more and […]
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Seneca’s thoughts on self-reliance
In history, the concept of self-reliance developed in parallel to the concept of individuality. In the absence of autonomy, we cannot speak of self-reliance. In […]
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Seneca’s principles for thriving in life
Large numbers of philosophers have preached ideals that do not have anything to do with real life. When I read their works, I can only […]
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Seneca on the fear of death
Historians have greatly exaggerated the importance of the Stoic insights on the fear of death. Seneca wrote about death in his essays and in the […]
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Misunderstandings about Seneca’s ideas
It is not a coincidence that historians and philosophers have spread large misunderstandings of Stoicism, especially of the ideas presented by Seneca in his writings. […]
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Understanding Seneca’s philosophy
For modern readers, Stoicism is hard to understand because our century is vastly different from the early Roman Empire. It is easy for us to […]
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Seneca’s essays on life
The accuracy of a philosophy does not depend on the length of the examples and explanations. Nonetheless, it does not hurt if the philosopher recounts […]
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