I was reading William B. Irvine’s A Guide To The Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy and he talks about developing one’s ‘philosophy of life.’ I think mine might be Always Be Processing Gear.
“We normally characterize an optimist as someone who sees his glass as being half full rather than half empty. For a Stoic, though, this degree of optimism would only be a starting point. After expressing this appreciation that his glass is half full rather than being completely empty, he will go on to express his…