Jemma Spike

I cannot make them do or be the kind of people that I want to be.

I just have to be that person as an example.

So although stoicism has a very ancient origin, it is one of those philosophies that has survived so many versions of the world, so many versions of humanity.

So where are we at with it today?

Not a surprise.

Stoicism is having a bit of a moment.

I've been seeing a lot of videos about it.

I've been seeing a lot of content about it.

I think there are a few reasons.

Firstly, I think the major spike we saw in the uptick of stoicism as a guiding psychology and philosophy happened during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Where else?

There was so little that we could control and there was so much isolation.

And so people naturally are turning to a solution.

And when they can't control anything, obviously...

philosophy that says that's okay is going to be pretty alluring.

Here is an interesting fact.

During the lockdowns, during the pandemic, Penguin, one of the world's biggest publishers, basically said that their books about stoicism were one of the best-selling books out there.

Sales of some of their texts rose by 42%, 356% in some cases.

Like,

hundreds of percentages of increases from previous years.