Studies have shown that being distracted at work can be a good thing. If you are being distracted by a work of art, it can lower stress, boost productivity and increase wellbeing. Research by Exeter University’s School of Psychology found that employees who can design and arrange the layout of their workspace are not only […]
Marcus Aurelius was a Roman emperor who lived during the second century CE. He was a Stoic philosopher and his Meditations is a unique reading into how an ancient person can live a Stoic life. He believed that only virtue is good and only vice is bad and that what we are normally busy with […]
Today’s job market requires companies to look for ways to attract and retain top young recruits. One of those ways is to have workplaces that are literal generations ahead of the old beige, boxed in cubicle office of the past!
It’s a given that art can make any space more beautiful but for every room in your home, the right piece of artwork is powerful enough to define the mood and ambience of its environment. When it comes to art in the workplace, you want to look for art that creates a productive office, promotes […]
Who Is Cleanthes? The successor to Zeno & Second Head of the Stoic School Famous writers such as Kafka and Bukowski were known to live a dual life: they held a comfortable and dull job during the day and spent the rest of the time writing. Kafka was working at an insurance company while Bukowski […]
Cato was a Roman Senator and the mortal enemy of Julius Caesar. Often referred to as Liberty by the revolutionaries, Cato was the last man standing when Rome’s Republic fell. For centuries, philosophers and theologians considered Cato the Good Suicide, as it was an exception to the rule against self-slaughter. As for Julius Caesar, he […]
Marcus Aurelius was born nearly two millennia ago (121-180) and was a leader and one of the most important figures of Stoicism. He is also known as one of the last in a line of five emperors who ruled Rome with humanity, authority and competence. He was born in a well-established family but nothing at […]
Seneca is one of the fascinating figures from antiquity and one of the most intriguing Stoic philosophers. In this article, we’ll explore some of the many thought-provoking aspects of his life. Seneca was born over 2,000 years ago in southern Spain and educated in Rome. His father was Seneca the Elder, a well-known Roman writer. […]
Epictetus was born a slave in wealthy household nearly 2,000 years ago in Hierapolis (known today as Pamukkale in Turkey). His owner, Epaphroditus, permitted him to pursue liberal studies and that’s how Epictetus discovered philosophy. Shortly after Nero’s death, Epictetus obtained his freedom and started teaching philosophy in Rome for nearly 25 years. It lasted […]
Zeno was the founder of Stoicism which he taught in Athens from 300 BC. He was born in 333 BC in the town of Citium, a Greek colony with a large Phoenician population. For most of his youth, he was a merchant. The story has it that during a voyage between Phoenicia and Piraeus, Zeno […]
