4 Stoic Teachings for Election Week

Amy Shearn
Forge
Published in
2 min readOct 29, 2020

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It’s a wild time to be alive — that’s the first thing to remember. It completely makes sense if you’re feeling a bit out of whack. As Ashley Abramson writes in Forge, “A lot is at stake during any presidential election — but for many of us, this one in particular feels like it comes with life-or-death consequences.”

The ancient-but-also-incredibly-timely philosophy of Stoicism has some lessons that…

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Amy Shearn
Forge
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