roel, Author at The Modern Times Stoic

Stoics on the Shortness of Our Life Time and Thinking the Big Picture

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The ancient Stoics constantly remind us that our life and time is short. At first it may seem like this is a bad thing bad reminding ourselves that our life is temporary can actually bring positive impact in some areas of our lives. 1. Checking Our Ego Examples: a) We put so much value on people’s reaction or like on our social media posts. We think we are the…

Stoics on the good, the bad, and the indifferent

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The Stoics classify three things as good, bad, and indifferent. The only thing that stoics classify as good is virtues. The four cardinal virtues of the stoics are wisdom, courage, temperance, and justice. Just like any other philosophy, the stoics believe that virtues are enough to live a happy life. The opposite of virtues are vices which the stoics are classified as bad. The opposite of wisdom…

When Breath Becomes Air

Top 5 Movies/Books about Pain and Struggles

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I know. If you found the article title from google searches or social media platforms, you will ask “Why would you even read books about pain?” It may sound counterintuitive but reading about other people’s struggles can lessen the pain of your own. It is one of the popular Stoic techniques called view from above in which whatever you are going through see it through in the grand scheme of…

What is Stoicism - Main Tenets - Best Quotes - Stoic Philosophers

How I Write My Core Values and Virtues

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In my previous post 5 Main Differences between Values and Virtues, I wrote that values are the things that important to us while virtues are the inner qualities that help us achieve those values. I also said in the last part that it’s important to write our core values and virtues and in this article, I am going to share exactly how I write my own personal values…

What is Stoicism - Main Tenets - Best Quotes - Stoic Philosophers

Values vs Virtues

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People often use the terms values and virtues interchangeably and that is why sometimes it can be hard to determine the differences between the two. However, there are subtle differences between these terms which I will try to explain in this post as simple as possible. 1. Values - What is important to you? Virtues – What are your inner qualities? Values refer to…