Primary-source library

Stoic Manuals

Ordered study and practice manuals built from primary texts and existing Ask Stoics practices.

Built from public-domain primary texts. No modern author or book is used as an authority.

Manuals

A Beginner’s Manual to Stoic Practice

Begin with control, impressions, virtue, and a short evening review.

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Build a morning, in-the-moment, and evening rhythm without turning practice into performance.

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Work from first heat to delay, examination, perspective, and repair.

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Separate the obstacle from the verdict and choose the character of the response.

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Examine what the appetite promises, what it costs, and what enough looks like now.

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Use finitude to return attention to the present duty and relationship.

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Move carefully through attachment, what was never owned, memory, and the next act of care.

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Clarify role, justice, criticism, boundaries, and the action that belongs to you.