Many terms are used to describe firefighters and their attributes. How about this one: stoic. No need for us to bury ourselves in philosophical ponderance. At base, stoicism is about cultivating a ...

It’s true that the word “virtue,” with connotations of self-sacrifice and Victorian morality, can be rather off-putting. Yet, for many ancient Greeks and Romans—Plato, Aristotle, and the Stoics ...

Marcus Aurelius as depicted in 1890. From “Cassell’s Illustrated Universal History, Vol. II – Rome,” by Edmund Ollier.. Illustration: Inc.; Getty Images Even though the term “emotional intelligence” ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — The ancient Greeks developed a philosophy called Stoicism: based on reasoning, self-control and virtue as a path to a good life. Host Ben Hall and Nashville Stoics Organizer ...

Of course, this is selfish—and like most selfish things, also short-sighted. Because this article almost certainly introduced tens of thousands of people to a topic I care about, people who would be ...

Key points Virtues are character qualities that enable you to act in ways that fulfill your potential. Recent research confirms that cultivating virtues is associated with personal happiness as well ...