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Drawing on the practices of Stoic philosophy and the work of Seneca, Tim Ferriss developed a technique to identify and test the validity of one’s fears.

Donald Robertson explains the four main reasons why most modern people are attracted to Stoicism as a philosophy of life.

How the ancient Stoic practice of the “View from Above” intersects with our modern views of the Earth from space.

Historian, philosopher, and Jefferson scholar Mark A. Holochawk explains why Thomas Jefferson was a Stoic — and not an Epicurean.

Choice articles and videos from the Stoic Web.

The present moment is all we have: the past is gone and the future doesn’t exist. Through becoming virtuous and mindful, Stoicism teaches how to experience true wealth and joy in the present moment.

Seneca wrote, “Disaster is virtue’s opportunity,” because we can transform negative events into more positive outcomes. Even in his own death, he turned it into an opportunity to display virtue.

The Stoic philosophers on world community, intelligence in nature, and why we are born to be ethical, in a short, highly illustrated talk — and how these ideas connect with modern scientific insights.

Stoicism is experiencing a remarkable revival in present times, and several reasons account for this revival. In this short video interview, Jules Evans explains why Stoicism has made such a comeback over the last decade.

While the early Greek Stoics spoke of the perfect sage, the later Roman Stoics focused on Stoicism as a path, in which you make small amounts of progress each day.