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> Not a fan of stoicism either. I think people should express how they feel. Bottling it up only makes it worse later. Being stoic doesn’t mean not expressing
by eswat 7y ago
> Not a fan of stoicism either. I think people should express how they feel. Bottling it up only makes it worse later.
Being stoic doesn’t mean not expressing your feelings.
Issues that someone would have to bottle up because it introduces entropy in their feelings about life might be a non-issue/non-existent to a stoic. i.e. why get angry and express my feelings if someone that cuts me off on the highway, when I’ve learned not to care about such events? There’s plenty of other things a stoic can express their feeling about.
- barleymash 7y agoAny reading on stoicism that you recommend?
- intertextuality 7y agoMarcus Aurelius Meditations: A New Translation by Gregory Hays. The Discourses of Epictetus
- eswat 7y agoThe two books mentioned already are good source material. If you want a modern – some would argue watered-down – take then A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy by William B. Irvine is good reading.