The best Stoicism newsletters

A newsletter of short meditations on mortality, attention and living deliberately, drawing on Stoic and other philosophical and religious writers such as Seneca, Epictetus, Simone Weil and Marcus Aurelius. It includes book chapters, a weekly Seneca letter series with practices, and podcast versions, with some content for members only.

Donald J. Robertson, a cognitive-behavioural therapist, explains Stoic philosophy and its practical techniques, drawing on ancient sources such as Seneca, Marcus Aurelius and Musonius Rufus. Readers get articles, course lessons and commentary on how Stoic exercises compare with modern psychotherapy.

The Stoa Letter publishes essays and podcast notes applying Stoic philosophy, and occasionally Buddhist practice, to modern questions and daily resilience. A reader gets close readings of Marcus Aurelius and Epictetus, plus discussion of how ancient ideas bear on topics like AI ethics and mindfulness.

Ryan Holiday writes essays applying Stoic philosophy to personal growth, reading habits, endurance challenges and everyday life. Readers get reflective, anecdote-driven pieces drawing on historical figures, plus occasional promotion of his books and courses.

A personal-growth newsletter that blends Stoic philosophy with modern psychology, offering reflective essays on action, regret, and forgiveness drawn from Roman Stoic figures. Readers get practical framing for overcoming hesitation, dealing with regret, and thinking about forgiveness.

A newsletter applying Stoic philosophy to everyday life, with essays on habits, relationships, and motivation drawing on Seneca, Plutarch and classical art. Readers get practical, story-driven advice blending ancient quotes with modern psychology.

A weekly newsletter that applies Stoic and other ancient philosophy to modern ethical dilemmas, using figures like Cato the Younger as case studies. Readers get short essays that connect historical texts to everyday questions about integrity, compromise and work.

A Stoic philosophy newsletter by Jon Brooks that pairs short sourced quotations from Seneca, Marcus Aurelius and Epictetus with brief commentary on themes like wealth, the present moment and anger. Readers get checked public-domain source lines with section references and practical takeaways for applying Stoic ideas.

Essays from a former heavyweight boxer and writer on self-discipline, stoicism, masculinity and personal development, plus the occasional product review. Readers get first-person lessons drawn from boxing, sobriety and writing alongside opinionated commentary on men's issues.

A philosophy-and-psychology newsletter that applies Stoic, Socratic, Nietzschean and Buddhist ideas to everyday problems like anxiety, success pressure and defensive thinking. Each issue offers a thematic essay built around a few historical thinkers and links them to research and practical reflection.

A newsletter of long-form self-improvement essays on productivity, motivation and meditation, drawing on Stoic and popular philosophy quotes plus the author's personal experience. Readers get structured, list-style frameworks such as work-rest cycles and motivation principles.