# Stoic Journal — RSS Amplifier Everything Stoic Journal publishes, via the RSS Amplifier directory. Page: Feed: --- ## [The 5 Mental Skills That Matter More Than Motivation](https://drstoicwisdom.substack.com/p/the-5-mental-skills-that-matter-more) _2026-08-19 · Stoic Journal_ Why lasting progress depends less on feeling driven and more on learning how to govern your attention, reactions, and decisions ## [How to Be Ambitious Without Becoming Restless](https://drstoicwisdom.substack.com/p/how-to-be-ambitious-without-becoming) _2026-08-14 · Stoic Journal_ What Stoicism teaches about pursuing more without making the present feel insufficient ## [What Being Ignored Can Teach You About Ego](https://drstoicwisdom.substack.com/p/what-being-ignored-can-teach-you) _2026-08-12 · Stoic Journal_ Why being overlooked hurts so much, and what changes when your sense of worth no longer depends on being acknowledged ## [What a Closed Door Is Actually Asking of You](https://drstoicwisdom.substack.com/p/what-a-closed-door-is-actually-asking) _2026-08-07 · Stoic Journal_ How rejection can redirect your effort without deciding your worth ## [A Better Way to Carry a Difficult Day](https://drstoicwisdom.substack.com/p/a-better-way-to-carry-a-difficult) _2026-08-03 · Stoic Journal_ How to move through pressure without letting one hard day become a judgment about your whole life ## [What You Lose When You Protect Your Ego Too Much](https://drstoicwisdom.substack.com/p/what-you-lose-when-you-protect-your) _2026-07-29 · Stoic Journal_ How pride quietly blocks honesty, learning, connection, and the freedom to change ## [What Your Excuses Are Protecting You From](https://drstoicwisdom.substack.com/p/what-your-excuses-are-protecting) _2026-07-22 · Stoic Journal_ The fear, pride, and discomfort hidden beneath the reasons you keep giving yourself ## [The Simple Practice of Not Making It Worse](https://drstoicwisdom.substack.com/p/the-simple-practice-of-not-making) _2026-07-20 · Stoic Journal_ How Stoicism teaches us to protect the moment before the mind adds more pain to it ## [The Day You Stop Needing Revenge](https://drstoicwisdom.substack.com/p/the-day-you-stop-needing-revenge) _2026-07-17 · Stoic Journal_ What Stoicism teaches about anger, justice, and the freedom of no longer letting another person live inside your mind ## [Play Both Sides Of The Lie (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/z5kgFHJSXgBW) _2026-07-17 · **Sponsored**_ Two operatives, one manufactured war — uncover the Complete Truth after both campaigns. ## [Do Not Let Pain Become Your Personality](https://drstoicwisdom.substack.com/p/do-not-let-pain-become-your-personality) _2026-07-13 · Stoic Journal_ What the Stoics understood about moving through hurt without building your whole identity around it