Daily Stoic Philosophy: Stoa

Stoa helps me become a better stoic, and acts like the Διδάκαλος Στοικός (Stoic teacher/master) that doesn't really exist anymore. Doing the meditations and practice every day helps me greatly in my journey. Personally i practise a meditation every morning, write about what was covered by the meditation and theory and start my day. In the evening i do a meditation / listen to theory and finish my day with another page in my journal, describing what virtues I have shown and what vices i fell for. The Stoa app is unlike the other stoic apps or youtube channels. They don’t use talk about ‘hacks’ or ‘secret techniques’. They have a lesson, give it to you and you can choose to act or not. Totally worth the pay.

Helps me build resilience and a more objective approach on life. Good talks and meditations

The app contains really pleasant guided meditation guidance. It is personal but to me the most pleasant so far. There are quotes, but here comes the bonus they are curated by Massimo. Hope the app wil get updates and will receive the attention it deserves!

This app is fantastic! I’ve tried several other stoic apps (Daily Stoic, stoic.) and many many meditation apps (Calm, Headspace, Smiling Mind, Insight Timer to name just a few). Stoa combines ancient Stoic wisdom with insights from other great thinkers and ‘modern day’ philosphy, mindfulnes and REBT/CBT, which is unique. Also the voice and audio quality are excellent. After the free trial period I lived a few days without Stoa and went back to using the other apps I mentioned. Those days were not the same, so I happily opted for the life time subscription, which I think is excellent value for money!

This app is structured very well and supports making progress in the Stoic philosophy. Each day is significant, manageable and productive!

App is great, beautiful, and super helpful. Reasons why I didn’t give full 5 stars: 1) it’d be great if it would integrate with apple health to automatically log mediation minutes, 2) it doesn’t seem to sync my progress across devices, and 3) I’d like to be able to bulk download at once, so I could get say a week’s worth of content from a course at once.

I found stoicism in college, much like the founders of this app. I read Meditations, studied its theory, wrote papers, but never internalized the philosophy as a way of living. As a medical student, I re-discovered stoicism and it has helped me through some difficult times. I know it will continue to help me throughout the most difficult hurdles in medical residency and beyond. This app has given me a space to reflect on my goals, my relationships, and how to improve on living a virtuous life. Thank you for this wonderful creation

positive thoughts - demanding action - power trips - sufficient significance according to our place in the hierarchy - treats overthinking !

For me, the answer is yes. Why? Because I need training to school, my mind and the way to think. I have a measuring stick for everything that comes before me. This allows me to be clear in my thinking and values. To help me “be indifferent to that which makes no difference. and this is how we learn. By looking at each thing, it’s parts and the hole. Keeping in mind that none of them forces themselves upon us rather they’ve hovered before us it is we who describe meaning and judgment, we don’t have to we can leave the page blank, and if Mark slips through, erase it immediately “ to put the beginning at the end. This is how we learn to live a good life. This yardstick and others that Stella teaches through stoicism you have a clear benchmark on how to think which is all we really have control over our judgments and our decisions in our own mind. Thoughts matter just as words count. This is the mental gym it will give you the right mind for the world. Dr. Mark Garrison.

Although I am struggling with consistency while using the app, the meditations and the daily lessons have helped me grasp my inner challenges and now I atleast have a path to follow to help me become the best version of myself