Stoic Week 2015 Supplemental

I hope Stoic Week is proving useful to you. I know I've already found multiple reasons to be glad I'm participating once again.

This supplemental is meant to pair relevant Immoderate Stoic articles and Good Fortune episodes with the themes found in the Stoic Week 2015 Handbook. This year's handbook takes a new approach to the daily themes, one that I am quite enjoying. You'll see that I only list content if I believe it matches the Stoic Week presentations. That's left a few gaps that aren't covered.

If you're looking for a way to keep centered on or expand your perspective of Stoic Week themes, I hope this helps.

Wishing you an indifferent Stoic Week,

Matt

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Central Stoic Ideas

• Stoic Emotions...All Three of Them, an article
• Citizen of the World, an article
• The Stoic Love of Community, published by Stoicism Today

Your Daily Routine

• How to Meet the Morning, an article
• A Stoic Start to the Day, a podcast
• A Stoic End to the Day, a podcast

Monday: Life

Tuesday: Control

• What We Control, a podcast
• Stoic in a Crowd, a video

Wednesday: Mindfulness

• Attention is Fundamental, a podcast

• Infernal Monologue: Fighting non-Stoic Thoughts, an article

Thursday: Virtue

Friday: Relationships

• When People Are Obstacles, a podcast
• How People Treat Jerks, both written and as a podcast
• 9 Ways to Stop Being Upset by Others, an article

Saturday: Resilience

• Handling Distressing News, a podcast
• When We Stumble, a podcast

Sunday: Nature

• Reverence for Existence, a article
• Two Quotes: Sagan & Seneca, an image and a quote

After Stoic Week

• Resources, a podcast

Portland #StoicWeek Meet-up

If you are participating in Stoic Week and happen to live near Portland, Oregon, I want to meet you. A small group of us are planning to get together to discuss the event and simply get to know one another. Let me know if you are interested in joining the fun. The earlier you make yourself known, the more likely you get input on meet-up times and places!

Stoic Week 2015: Let's Be Stoic Together

I will be participating in the 4th annual Stoic Week and hope that you will be as well. The fine folks who run Stoicism Today are providing us an opportunity to live as Stoics from November 2nd until the 8th. If you've wondered whether Stoicism can benefit you, now is your chance to explore the discipline. If you already practice Stoicism daily, here's an opportunity to refresh your practice, discover something new, or benefit from taking in a variety of perspectives other than your own. For me, Stoic Week is the closest thing to a holiday that exists in my philosophy; the reflective form of holiday of course, not the partying kind.

To participate go to Modern Stoicism and sign up for the course. You'll be able to download the 2015 Stoic Week Handbook when it's available and you can jump into the forums right away. Each day of Stoic Week provides us with a particular theme that illuminates an aspect of Stoic thought and practice. Much of the week will be a personal journey as participants wrestle with Stoicism and its application to our lives. We can then enter the Modern Stoicism forums to discuss Stoicism with fellow participants. You may also find that meet-ups are happening in your local area, I've heard of a few peppered around the planet.

I will be developing an Immoderate Stoic/Good Fortune supplemental for stoic week similar to the post I provided last year. Basically I will provide links to blog and podcast content that fits the Stoic Week themes in case you would like more to review than what the Stoic Week handbook contains. 

Speaking of get-togethers, I would love to meet with Portland area Stoics during Stoic Week. Presently, it looks like Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday evenings are open on my calendar. Contact me here or through @imstoic or @goodfortunecast on Twitter if you're interested.

Concerning Good Fortune, this October break was unexpected. It looks like I will be the owner of a house quite soon, if nothing prevents it. Potential home ownership brings with it a lot of meetings, paperwork deadlines, and other such official nonsense, so I've had no time to spare for the podcast. I have had an inordinate amount of time to mull over Episodes 11 and 12 however, so expect them in November.

So go forth and participate in Stoic Week. If you want to flourish in life, you have to start now, never later. As Marcus Aurelius reminds us "Do not act as if you were going to live for a thousand years… while you are alive, while it is still possible, become a good person."