Jon Brooks

Jon Brooks hosts The Stoic Handbook. He tests Stoic ideas in real life and turns what holds up into practices for closing the gap between knowing and doing.

Aug 14

“The Obstacle Is the Way”: What Marcus Aurelius Actually Wrote

Aug 11

What Does Memento Mori Mean? The Stoic Practice Explained

Aug 07

Did Seneca Say “Luck Is What Happens When Preparation Meets Opportunity”?

Aug 06

Stoic Morning Affirmations: Eight Truths for the Day Ahead

Aug 04

Did Seneca Say “We Suffer More in Imagination Than in Reality”?

Aug 03

What Bas Rutten Taught Me About Staying Calm When Everything Says Panic

Aug 03

Stoic Morning Practice: Quiet the Inner Critic

Jul 31

Stoic Symbols and Their Meanings: A Clear Guide

Jul 31

Did Marcus Aurelius Say “What We Do in Life Echoes in Eternity”?

Jul 31

Did Marcus Aurelius Say “You Have Power Over Your Mind”?

Jul 31

Did Heraclitus Say “Out of Every 100 Men”?

Jul 30

Apatheia: The Stoic Aim Is Not Apathy

Jul 30

Voluntary Discomfort: The Stoic Practice Without Stunts

Jul 30

The Stoic Reserve Clause: Plan Without Clinging

Jul 30

Prosochē: The Stoic Practice of Attention

Jul 30

The Manosphere Got Stoicism Backwards

Jul 29

Did Epictetus Say “He Who Laughs at Himself”?

Jul 29

Stoic Quote Source Audit: Genuine, Misquoted or Fake?

Jul 29

Prohairesis: Epictetus on the Part of You That Is Free

Jul 29

Stoic Role Ethics: How to Know What Your Duty Is