Stoic Week 2020

Live Like a Stoic for a Week – Beginning Monday October 19th (ended now)

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Stoicism during a Pandemic: Care for Ourselves, Others, and our World

Every animal, as soon as it is born, is concerned with itself and takes care to preserve itself. It favours its constitution and whatever preserves its constitution, whereas it recoils from its destruction and whatever appears to promote its destruction … also parents’ love for their children arises naturally. From this starting-point we trace the development of all human society … This is also the source of the mutual and natural sympathy between humans, so that the very fact of being human requires that no human be considered a stranger to any other.Cicero, On Ends, 3.16, 62-3
One should always keep in mind these things: what the nature of the whole is, and what my nature is, and how my nature is related to the whole, and what kind of part it is of what kind of whole, and that no one can prevent me from always doing and saying what is in accordance with nature of which I am a part. Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, 2.9.

Stoic Week consists of seven chapters, one for each day of the week. It gives you an opportunity to join thousands of other participants around the world as they learn to apply Stoic concepts and techniques in their daily lives. Please contact us if you have any questions. Stoic Week has been widely covered in the media in previous years and you can find links to various articles in newspapers and magazines on the Modern Stoicism website.

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The contents of this handbook are not intended as a substitute for medical advice or treatment. Any person with a condition requiring medical attention should consult a qualified medical practitioner or suitable therapist. This experiment is not suitable for anyone who is suffering from psychosis, personality disorder, clinical depression, PTSD, or other severe mental health problems. By undertaking this trial the participant acknowledges that they are aware of and accept responsibility in relation to the foregoing.


Your Instructor


Eve Riches & Tim LeBon
Eve Riches & Tim LeBon

Tim LeBon is a founder member of the Modern Stoicism team and leads our psychological research into the benefits of Stoicism.

Tim is the author of Wise Therapy and Achieve your Potential with Positive Psychology and has written many articles on Stoicism. He is also an accredited CBT therapist and a philosophical life coach. His website and contact details can be found at www.timlebon.com.


Eve Riches is a mentor, employment consultant and teacher. She is also a Stoic Life Coach and is particularly interested in improving emotional resilience and applying Stoicism to everyday life.

Eve has run a very successful monthly Stoicism online learning group and research project with Modern Stoicism, where she is on the steering committee. She is also an advisor to the Aurelius Foundation. Contact Eve at everiches.com


Course Curriculum



Frequently Asked Questions


When does the course start and finish?
You can access the preliminary area and welcome materials in advance but the rest course won't be available until the official start date shown above.
How long do I have access to the course?
The materials will remain online for a few weeks after Stoic Week ends and then they will be removed so if you want ongoing access make sure you download the audio files and ebook version of the Handbook.
Who can take part?
Stoic Week is for everyone. Anyone can take part. Make sure you read the terms of use, though. Participants must not currently be suffering from a psychiatric condition that might affect their ability to participate in the use of psychological exercises.

This course is closed for enrollment.