Stoicism And The Art of Happiness
What is Stoicism? Stoicism is a school of Hellenistic philosophy founded by Zeno Of Citium in Athens in the early 3rd century BC. It is a philosophy of personal ethics informed by its system of logic and its views on the natural world. According to its teachings, as social beings, the path to eudaimonia (happiness, or blessedness) is found in accepting the moment as it presents itself, by not allowing oneself to be controlled by the desire for pleasure or by the fear of pain, by using one's mind to understand the world and to do one's part in nature's plan, and by working together and treating others fairly and justly. This philosophy of stoicism was written 2000 years ago but these principles still seemingly important for being happier in the modern world. Today I am writing about 8 things that I learned from stoicism: Control: It is the main principle Of stoicism. To be happier we should focus more on the stuff which is in our control. In the modern-day, we thi
