How to Beat Procrastination Like a Stoic Philosopher

Seven tactics from the ancient world that have stood the test of time

Ryan Holiday
Forge
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8 min readDec 2, 2020

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Marcus Aurelius writing philosophical advice to his son. Photo: Icas94/De Agostini Picture Library/Getty Images

The Roman-era Stoic philosopher Seneca once joked that the one thing fools all have in common is that they are always getting ready to live but never actually do.

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Ryan Holiday
Forge
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