Minimalist tip for the modern Stoic – Hard drives
Just to start off Stoicism is not asceticism like the Cynic school is, instead it’s a middle way philosophy; not going to the extremes of pleasure nor asceticism. The Stoic Continue Reading
Selected Ajahn Chah Quotes
Nine wise quotes by Buddhist scholar Ajahn Chah, we hope they give you inspiration! 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Continue Reading
The real cause of death
I’m a middle-aged man who is also quite cynical, that’s why I was disgusted to recently see a TV advertisement by a cancer care charity that focused heavily on the Continue Reading
Seneca’s Mindfulness
During his exile in Corsica, Seneca wrote to his mother Helvia whom he told his worrying mother all was well, all this can be found in Seneca’s consolations by the Continue Reading
Our new shop opened on Zazzle!
For those who shop on Zazzle, our store, Groovy Toga Boutique, has opened there. We’ve made a good start and are uploading more and more philosophical designs of a humorous Continue Reading
Happiness and the void…
At the Stand-up Philosophers, we advocate that Nihilists should be happy because many are not. Indeed there’s a long literary tradition of miserable nihilists depressing everyone by telling them that Continue Reading