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Do Stoics Take Vacations?
Betwixt Philosophy
January 06, 2024
Given that most Stoics were wealthy, what were their views on vacations?
Most of the time, taking a vacation is meant for rest.
Getting away from a difficult job, a difficult period of time in our lives, etc…
But the Stoics controversially stated that vacations are pointless (kind of):
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“People try to get away from it all - to the beach, to the country, to the mountains. And you always wish that you could too, which, is idiotic. Nowhere you can go is more peaceful and more free of interruptions than your own soul.”
If you leave a situation to temporarily take a break, taking that break won’t fix the situation when you come back to it.
Instead, it may be a lot worse.
Taking a vacation isn’t bad however, it’s the reason why we take that vacation that changes things.
The Stoics say that we should work on ourselves and our situations first. Is our soul at peace? Are we where we want to be? Are we stressless?
Be content with the situation we’re in before we go on vacation.
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