Epictetus was a Greek philosopher from present-day Turkey. He was born into slavery around 55 AD and worked for a wealthy household. With permission, he learned about philosophy and came to realize ...

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Life can be truly rotten, but words are among the consolations available to us. We spend a lot of time marvelling at works of ...

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As I teeter on the edge of what many consider a major life milestone (40 years), I feel reflective. I’m people-watching at a Sofia cafe. I see people of different styles, shapes, and compositions ...

Northern Europe’s Nordic region has long dominated the upper rankings of the World Happiness Report. This year, once again, three of its five primary countries—Finland, Denmark and Iceland—took the ...

Want to stay current with Arthur’s writing? Sign up to get an email every time a new column comes out. Then help came—in the form, as Boethius tells it, of a mysterious and divine visitor to his cell: ...

In a 1999 interview for 60 Minutes, Amazon.com, Inc. founder Jeff Bezos divulged his distinctive life philosophy, which he termed the “regret minimization framework.” What Happened: In the interview, ...