The purpose of this challenge is to close a growing gap within modern Stoicism. The gap between theory and practice, of DEEDS OVER WORDS.

 

In recent years Stoicism has had somewhat of a Renaissance, leading to books, courses, websites and more. You only need to  google the word Stoicism and there will be enough material to last you a life time. 

 

As brilliant as this is, it has created one problem. A problem where much has been written & said about what Stoicism is and who the Stoics were, but little has been written & said about actually practicing it. 30 days of Stoicism aims to remedy this.

 

Do not mistake me, there is a place for reading and theorising and enjoying works or interesting stories, a big place in fact. However, it resides firmly behind practice and action. 

 

Stoicism was, and is, famed as a philosophy of action.

Championed for its practical use in everyday life. It was never meant to be confined to pages or lectures halls, but unleashed in the world and embodied in our thoughts and deeds.

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In more modern times, it appears to be something to be admired or discussed rather than practiced.

But to be a Stoic is to be a sculptor of character a moulder of ones mind, not a tourist admiring the works of others, or a spectator cheering on from the stands. 

It’s all very slap dash, with lots of recycling of the same old stories and quotes and a focus on buzz words and engagement, rather than consistent practice and transformation. 

 

For a growing number of people, despite all the they have read on Stoicism, many feel no closer to whatever it is they were seeking to begin with, nor do they even know more than they did at the beginning. Just cheap phrases and ideas that sound good and give you a warm fuzzy feeling but don’t actually change anything. 

What is the goal of Stoicism?

How do you practice Virtue?

How can you act with reason?