Many adopt philosophy because they want to live a care-free life with no stress, and nothing to worry about. Many modern Stoics, in particular, adopt Stoicism because they think it will make them "cool, calm, and collected."There is certainly value in this aspect of Stoicism (and philosophy in general), but life is much more complicated than that. In fact, an ancient Stoic practice is that of meditating on every possible thing that could go wrong. We can do this broadly in life, ensuring we don't go down a horrible path, but also more locally, such as with an upcoming work project.In this episode, I'll be talking about the practice of Premeditatio malorum - premeditation of evils. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices