Mindfulness

The lone stoic finds joy in simplicity by focusing on gratitude for each new day. Instead of dwelling on the unchangeable past or unpredictable future, the loner gives entire presence to the gift of the present moment. Living purposefully today brings lasting contentment.

It encourages practitioners to notice their surroundings without judgement, instead of dwelling on the past or future.

Mindfulness can be done almost anywhere, even in a grocery store, for example.

Particularly in the West, people have adopted a propensity for self-criticism as a cultural value, and tend to self-punish when dealing with setbacks and failures, she says. But excessive self-criticism gets in the way of achieving your goals. 

There are three parts to practicing se...