Life hacks from Marcus Aurelius: How Stoicism can help us

May 28, 2019

A businessman rides on an escalator in Tokyo's business district April 1, 2013. Japanese business sentiment improved in the first three months of 2013, a central bank survey showed, after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's aggressive monetary and fiscal policy prescriptions helped to weaken the yen and bolster share prices. REUTERS/Toru Hanai (JAPAN - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS)

Donald Robertson explains why Stoicism is important in an age where people are constantly trying to distract themselves. Image: REUTERS/Toru Hanai

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