Hoping to peak your interest, Stoicisim and Buddhism are a lot similar than they seem. The way I see it, Buddhism talks a lot about the idea of "mind workout"

Hoping to peak your interest, Stoicisim and Buddhism are a lot similar than they seem. The way I see it, Buddhism talks a lot about the idea of "mind workout" (meditation) to be able to draw conclusion (insights), whereas Stoicism uses only discourse and logic. The conclusions are roughly the same though, for example the emphasis on equanimity, happiness and virtues in both philosophy. In practice, and to draw a shitty analogy: using logic, you know you shouldn't eat that cupcake because it's 800kcal. You can also curb your sugar addiction so you don't feel so hungry for cupcakes. That being said I agree with you: "mindfulness" in isolation is just a buzzword, which is what this article is trying to say.