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Reasons To Write Letters
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The Stoic philosopher Seneca wrote 124 letters to his friend Lucilius and reveled in his replies:
"Your letter has given me pleasure, and has roused me from sluggishness."
—Seneca, Letters 74.1
This collection of letters is today one of our best sources of Stoic life advice from ancient Rome.
In this episode, we look at why we should consider writing some letters of our own.
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☀️ Start your next 10 days like a Stoic with morning routines that take only 10 minutes to complete.
Free Stoic 10-day series: https://whatisstoicism.com/10days
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The Stoic philosopher Seneca wrote 124 letters to his friend Lucilius and reveled in his replies:
"Your letter has given me pleasure, and has roused me from sluggishness."
—Seneca, Letters 74.1
This collection of letters is today one of our best sources of Stoic life advice from ancient Rome.
In this episode, we look at why we should consider writing some letters of our own.
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☀️ Start your next 10 days like a Stoic with morning routines that take only 10 minutes to complete.
Free Stoic 10-day series: https://whatisstoicism.com/10days
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The Stoic philosopher Seneca wrote 124 letters to his friend Lucilius and reveled in his replies: "Your letter has given me pleasure, and has roused me from sluggishness." —Seneca, Letters 74.1 This collection of letters is today one of our best sources of Stoic life advice from ancient Rome. In this episode, we look at why we should consider writing some letters of our own. ---- ☀️ Start your next 10 days like a Stoic with morning routines that take only 10 minutes to complete. Free Stoic 10-day series : https://whatisstoicism.com/10days Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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