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Oliver Buchannon
thestoicroad

Stoic wisdom for modern life. Ancient philosophy broken into daily, practical steps.

Stoicism is not what you think

Aug 11, 2026

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3 min read

Stoicism is not what you think

The biggest misconceptions about Stoicism, and what the philosophers actually practiced.

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thestoicroad
What you can and can't control

Aug 3, 2026

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4 min read

What you can and can't control

A 2,000 year old distinction that most people understand but almost nobody lives by.

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Who are you when no one is watching?

Jul 27, 2026

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3 min read

Who are you when no one is watching?

The gap between who you think you are and who you actually are is closing or widening every day.

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thestoicroad
What The Odyssey taught me

Jul 20, 2026

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2 min read

What The Odyssey taught me

A story about endurance, purpose, and choosing the hard road. Sound familiar?

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thestoicroad
The thing you can't outrun

Jul 13, 2026

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3 min read

The thing you can't outrun

Seneca wrote something I wish I had read years ago.

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thestoicroad
Nietzsche's formula for greatness

Jul 6, 2026

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4 min read

Nietzsche's formula for greatness

Could you say yes to your entire life, including the worst of it?

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thestoicroad
What if it all went wrong?

Jun 29, 2026

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3 min read

What if it all went wrong?

The ancient art of facing the worst before it arrives.

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Do you know where you're going?

Jun 15, 2026

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2 min read

Do you know where you're going?

Seneca wrote one line about this that I can't stop thinking about.

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thestoicroad
The fourth virtue

Jun 8, 2026

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5 min read

The fourth virtue

The final cardinal virtue, and the one that makes the other three matter.

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thestoicroad
The missing piece

Jun 1, 2026

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5 min read

The missing piece

What if becoming better was never just about you?

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thestoicroad
Wisdom isn't knowledge

May 25, 2026

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4 min read

Wisdom isn't knowledge

The difference between knowing the path and walking it.

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thestoicroad
The art of enough

May 18, 2026

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4 min read

The art of enough

The one virtue that changes your relationship with everything.

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thestoicroad
Learning to breathe while you're still climbing

May 11, 2026

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4 min read

Learning to breathe while you're still climbing

A 2,000 year old reminder on what happiness actually is.

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thestoicroad
How long are you going to wait?

May 4, 2026

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3 min read

How long are you going to wait?

You've been ready longer than you think.

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thestoicroad
Amor Fati

Apr 27, 2026

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4 min read

Amor Fati

An ancient idea that changes how you see everything you've been through.

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Something I read last night that I can't stop thinking about

Apr 20, 2026

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3 min read

Something I read last night that I can't stop thinking about

A 2,000 year old reminder I didn't know I needed.

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thestoicroad
Happiness was never about what happened to you

Apr 13, 2026

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6 min read

Happiness was never about what happened to you

It was always about what you did with what happened to you.

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You started changing and nobody clapped

Apr 6, 2026

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4 min read

You started changing and nobody clapped

The cost of becoming no one talks about.

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thestoicroad
The only time you can waste is today

Mar 30, 2026

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5 min read

The only time you can waste is today

The time you think you wasted taught you everything you know now.

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thestoicroad
Their road is not your road

Mar 23, 2026

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6 min read

Their road is not your road

The most dangerous comparison is the one you make without realizing it.

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thestoicroad
Why Your Days Keep Slipping Away

Mar 16, 2026

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6 min read

Why Your Days Keep Slipping Away

You had a plan this morning. What happened?

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thestoicroad
Memento Mori

Mar 9, 2026

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7 min read

Memento Mori

You are going to die.

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The Courage You've Been Waiting For

Mar 2, 2026

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6 min read

The Courage You've Been Waiting For

Why the thing feels harder the longer you wait

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thestoicroad
The War in Your Head

Feb 23, 2026

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6 min read

The War in Your Head

Why most of what's stopping you doesn't exist outside your mind.

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Calm Under Pressure

Feb 16, 2026

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4 min read

Calm Under Pressure

The ancient story that shows how Stoicism works under real pressure

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