"All men, brother Gallio, wish to live happily, but are dull at perceiving exactly what it is that makes life happy: and so far is it from being easy to attain to happiness that the more eagerly a man struggles to reach it the further he departs from it, if he takes the wrong road; for, since this leads in the opposite direction, his very swiftness carries him all the further away. 

We must therefore first define clearly what it is at which we aim: next we must consider by what path we may most speedily reach it, for on our journey itself, provided it be made in the right direction, we shall learn how much progress we have made each day, and how much nearer we are to the goal towards which our natural desires urge us. 

But as long as we wander at random, not following any guide except the shouts and discordant clamors of those who invite us to proceed in different directions, our short life will be wasted in useless roamings, even if we labour both day and night to get a good understanding."



In today’s hectic world, we often do things on autopilot, even things that deserve a hands-on approach. Many of our thoughts, acts, feelings, and emotions are deserving of attention and deliberate reflection.

This also includes the big, perhaps scary questions in life: what does it mean to be happy? What does it mean to live a good life? How can I improve my life to be more meaningful? How can I live a free life and what does it even mean to live freely?

People have pondered about these questions for centuries. Believing they found the answers to such questions, whole traditions and schools of philosophies were established.

One of the more influential philosophies throughout history, Stoicism, offers us  a potent path to change our lives for the better. This system of understanding life forms the basis of this program: Stoic Guidance.