The good news is that an evening routine doesn’t need to be mentally taxing.

Done the right way, it can gently draw a line under the day that has just passed, and put the mind at rest, ready for satisfied slumber.

If your morning routine is your start-up cycle, your evening routine is your shut-down sequence.

Here is a short Stoic evening routine you can try that will help you happily put the finishing touches on your day.

You can find the mentioned longer guided meditation here.

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Having been a fan of Massimo Pigliucci’s work for several years, I was grateful to receive a review copy of his latest book, The Quest for Character.

While this book isn’t solely focused on Stoicism, the philosophy and its main figures are referenced many times throughout as Pigliucci tries to determine whether good character is something that can be taught.

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Today's episode looks at the interesting story of why Stoicism is indebted to what might just be your new favorite color - Tyrian purple.

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Today's episode features 11 short Stoic rules for life that aren’t rules at all.

Rather, they’re important questions that Stoicism gives us the ability to ask ourselves so that we might keep building our own excellent character.

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An explanation from Donald Robertson's How to Think Like a Roman Emperor of a six-step worry postponement process you can try today.

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Here are 30 short ways to be more Stoic today.

Maybe one will be enough to refocus you today, or maybe you’ll decide to try one a day for the next month to get back into a Stoic rhythm.

Whatever you take from this, remember to keep practicing!

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"It can ruin your life only if it ruins your character. Otherwise it cannot harm you — inside or out."

— Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 4.8

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"You have to submit to discipline, maintain a strict diet, abstain from rich foods, exercise under compulsion at set times in weather hot and cold, refrain from drinking water or wine whenever you want — in short, you have to hand yourself over to your trainer as if he were your doctor."

— Epictetus, Enchiridion 29

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Today's episode unpacks the specific guidelines Marcus Aurelius reminded himself of when feeling anger and resentment toward others for their actions.

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How to look beyond isolated quotes, find the deeper meaning, and benefit by applying the principle.

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