Many terms are used to describe firefighters and their attributes. How about this one: stoic. No need for us to bury ourselves in philosophical ponderance. At base, stoicism is about cultivating a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. A statue of Marcus Aurelius at Brown University. Aurelius wrote one of the best books about stoicism. Stoicism books explain this ...

Military leadership is often defined by action under pressure. Combat decisions are made with limited time, incomplete information, and real consequences. Yet many of the most effective commanders in ...

“What if someone told you that much of the suffering in your life was simply due to the way you think about things?” This rhetorical question opens The Pocket Stoic, written by John Sellars and ...

The terms “ancient school of philosophy” and “sweeping the culture” rarely — OK, never — appear in the same sentence, but in recent years, Stoicism, or what some call New Stoicism, has become the ...

Today, leaders and aspiring leaders face unprecedented levels of upheaval. Navigating career turbulence requires a deeper understanding of the human operating system, so that you can show up at your ...

Cato's Suicide, by Charles Le Brun. Source: Wikicommons/public domain In the Classical World, the old religion privileged ritual over doctrine, and educated people turned instead to philosophy for ...

Excerpted from "A Handbook for New Stoics: How to Thrive in a World Out of Your Control" © Massimo Pigliucci and Gregory Lopez, 2019. Reprinted by permission of the ...

Which of these statements is true? Stoicism is useful only in times of great difficulty. Zest is the quality found to be most associated with practicing Stoicism. Stoics repress emotions. After just a ...

Parents are embracing the writings of the Stoics to help navigate the challenges of raising a child — especially during today’s pandemic. The parental interest in Stoicism is in part, a response to ...