The 12 Things You Need To Know About Stoicism
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🗓️ 30 November 2025
⏱️ 18 minutes
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Summary
Most of what people know about Stoicism is totally wrong. They might recognize names like Marcus Aurelius or Epictetus, or they assume the whole philosophy is about being stoic in the modern sense, cold, emotionless, shut down, resigned. But that picture couldn’t be more off.
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