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Tuesday, 23 December 2025

Some Reflections on The Philosophy of Stoicism



The moment I discovered Mark Tuitert’s book, Drive: Train Je Stoïcijnse Mindset (Drive: Train Your Stoic Mindset), was the moment I was introduced to this ancient philosophy called Stoicism. And as someone who writes almost obsessively, I immediately felt at home with this philosophy. In my previous post, The (Stoic) Philosophy of Writing, I demonstrated how writing is closely linked with Stoicism.

But of course, Stoicism is more than being able to assess your thoughts and life through writing alone. It also differs significantly from how we use the word stoic (with a lowercase s) today. In a nutshell, the philosophy of Stoicism is about remaining calm and maintaining perspective in times of setbacks, adversity, and chaos by focusing your time and energy on the things that lie within your sphere of control.

Thanks to Mark Tuitert’s book, this way of thinking and living was introduced to me. This philosophy has helped me greatly in regulating stress and anxiety, and in reshaping how I relate to setbacks.