A young man, whom I knew when he was a teenager, reached out to me recently looking for some advice. He has been working in the world for a couple of years, and he told me he was looking to become ...

“What if someone told you that much of the suffering in your life was simply due to the way you think about things?” This rhetorical question opens The Pocket Stoic, written by John Sellars and ...

Cato's Suicide, by Charles Le Brun. Source: Wikicommons/public domain In the Classical World, the old religion privileged ritual over doctrine, and educated people turned instead to philosophy for ...

Which of these statements is true? Stoicism is useful only in times of great difficulty. Zest is the quality found to be most associated with practicing Stoicism. Stoics repress emotions. After just a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am the President of Diversified, a CFP and author. When it comes to preparing for retirement, there’s no shortage of financial ...

Today many Americans are experiencing despair about climate change, the new surge in COVID-19 and the uncertain future of our democracy. The best way to cope with these “afflictions of the spirit,” ...