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Dept. of Speculation, by Jenny Offill

A thought experiment courtesy of the Stoics. If you are tired of everything you possess, imagine that you have lost all these things.

I recommend this experiment. It really works. I have made use of it at many points in my life when I felt bored or trapped.

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21 Jan 21 · Flag

Janice

My father’s house once burned to the ground. It was both traumatizing and freeing for him and my stepmother for years.

22 Jan 21 · Flag

Martin

This bit of stoicism is something I find useful as well. Needing little and wanting even less is something that does indeed make life more enjoyable and it makes you value what you do have instead of …

25 Jan 21 · Flag

Chloe Groom

It's kind of a spin on Marie Kondo, isn't it?
Jenny, this is my favourite book in the world and as an English teacher, I make a point to write “WHERE ARE WE IN TIME AND SPACE? WHERE ARE WE IN TIME AND…

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