I’m unexpectedly bonding easily with the Stoics — “to such a person, glasses are amazing; to everyone else, a glass is just a glass, and it is half empty to boot.”pic.twitter.com/aBnJYHCuKx
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Not trying to dismantle the career ladder here, but after a year or two of this nonsense you're not going to walk away from the promotion when something interesting lands at your feet. Sunk costs are anchors. Any philosophy that frees you of this makes you *broadly more free*
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FWIW, the Roman Stoics Irvine writes about were living out various manifestations of a legit OG *rock & roll lifestyle*, contributing significantly to the political, cultural & academic scenes between periods of severe illness or banishment to dismal rocks off the coast
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Have you looked at
@mpigliucci ‘s book How to be a Stoic?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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One of the many reasons I question the classic view of Stoicism and Epicureanism as being diametrically opposed. There's a lot that resonates under the surface level view here.
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Such a great book! Read Seneca’s letters after (much easier to read after understanding the context / teachings)
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+ it’s impressive how successful some of them were while applying this philosophy
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I continue to be amazed by the Stoics. Seneca, Aurelius, and Epictetus are all worth reading. A compilation of Seneca's writing called "How To Die" recently came out and is
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