Learn how to put Stoicism into practice.
Our self-paced courses help you use Stoic ideas to make decisions, handle setbacks, and respond to everyday pressure.
Find a course that fits where you are.
You can begin with the foundations in Stoicism 101, deepen your practice in Stoicism 102, or spend fourteen days working through The Stoic Reset, which you can take at any point.
Stoicism 101
Learn the essential Stoic ideas, understand how they fit together, and begin applying them to the situations you encounter in everyday life.
This course suits beginners, people returning to Stoicism, and anyone who knows the quotes but wants to understand how to use the ideas.
- Understand the core principles of Stoicism
- Use the dichotomy of control under pressure
- Work with emotions without suppressing them
- Practice morning and evening reflection
- Apply Stoic thinking to work and uncertainty
- Build a repeatable daily practice
Stoicism 102
Build on the foundations by examining the judgments behind your reactions and practicing how to act on your values.
This course suits people who know the fundamentals and want to examine their judgments, choices, and habits more closely.
- Strengthen judgment under pressure
- Work deliberately with impressions and assent
- Separate preference from attachment
- Build stronger emotional discipline
- Apply virtue to difficult real-world decisions
- Use Stoic ideas in daily decisions
The Stoic Reset
Spend fourteen days practicing how to respond more thoughtfully and regain perspective, with no previous study required.
This course suits anyone who feels reactive, distracted, or overwhelmed and wants some structure for returning to Stoic practice.
- Separate what you control from what you don't
- Catch judgments that amplify stress
- Respond deliberately instead of automatically
- Put setbacks and frustration into perspective
- Reconnect daily choices with your values
- Build a reset practice you can return to anytime
Learn through lessons and practice.
Each course pairs the ideas with exercises for difficult decisions, uncertainty, and everyday frustration.
The lessons build on one another, giving you time to understand each idea before moving on.
You’ll work through exercises that help you apply what you have learned to your own life.
Listen to the lessons as well as reading them, and return to the audio when you want to review.
Use the quizzes to check your understanding and identify ideas you want to review.
Review the important ideas quickly without rereading entire lessons.
You can return to the material whenever you want to revisit an idea or work through an exercise again.
You can work through the lessons at your own pace and take more time wherever you need it.
The examples connect Stoic ideas to work pressure, uncertainty, overthinking, relationships, and other parts of daily life.
Take the course that fits what you need now.
Stoicism 101 and 102 form a natural learning sequence if you want comprehensive study. The Stoic Reset stands on its own and can be taken before, after, or instead of them.
Stoicism 101
Learn what Stoicism is, how the core principles fit together, and how to start applying them consistently.
Stoicism 102
Study impressions, assent, and the Stoic disciplines in more detail, with exercises for applying them to difficult decisions.
The Stoic Reset
You can begin without prior study and spend fourteen days practicing how to step back from immediate reactions, regain perspective, and choose your response.
Explore how Stoic ideas apply to everyday life.
The courses explain Stoic ideas through examples from work, relationships, and daily decisions, then give you exercises to try for yourself.
Start with everyday situations.
A difficult conversation or an uncertain outcome gives you a situation to examine: what you know, what you are assuming, and how you want to respond.
Make room for difficult emotions.
You’ll examine what contributes to anger, fear, and frustration, and practice responding without expecting those feelings to disappear first.
Return to the ideas as you need them.
As you encounter new situations, you can return to a lesson or exercise and consider how the same idea applies in a different context.
Course FAQ
These answers can help you decide where to start and what to expect from the courses.
Do I need to take Stoicism 101 or 102 before The Stoic Reset?
The Stoic Reset stands on its own, so you do not need to complete 101 or 102 first. You can take it as your first Stoic State University course, use it after 101 or 102, or return to it whenever you want a structured fourteen-day reset. Choose 101 if you want a full introduction to Stoicism; choose 102 if you already know the foundations and want deeper study.
What is different about The Stoic Reset?
The Stoic Reset is organized around fourteen days of guided practice. Rather than trying to teach the philosophy from the ground up, each day takes a useful Stoic idea and turns it into something you can apply immediately.
Are these courses self-paced?
You can move through the material on your own schedule and return to the lessons whenever you want.
Do I need to read Marcus Aurelius or other Stoic texts first?
Stoicism 101 gives you the context you need without requiring previous reading. Original Stoic texts become easier to understand once you know the framework behind them.
Is this mostly philosophy theory?
You will learn the theory behind the practices, with an emphasis on applying Stoicism to everyday judgment, emotion, uncertainty, work, relationships, and decision-making.
Do I keep access after finishing?
You keep access after finishing, so you can return to lessons, exercises, flashcards, and other materials later.
Start with what you need now.
If you want to understand Stoicism from the ground up, begin with 101, then move into 102 when you’re ready to study the ideas more closely. If you would find a daily practice more useful right now, The Stoic Reset gives you fourteen days of guided reflection and exercises, with no prerequisite.
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