We all have vices. We all have flaws. We all have habits, as Seneca said, that turn us into slaves. We all have things we know we want to change.
We know this. But why do we struggle to do anything about it? Year after year, we resolve to change, to quit, to do better and then…don't. If we're not careful, our whole life can pass by this way. The world changing around us, while we, sadly, remain exactly the same.
"You're an old man now," Marcus Aurelius wrote to himself in Meditations, lamenting his lack of progress on some unnamed habit. "It's time to stop being a slave; to no longer be pulled along like a puppet on strings; to stop being dissatisfied with today and afraid of tomorrow."
It's time. It's time.
Change isn't easy. It takes work—real, deliberate, consistent effort. Quitting smoking, taming your temper, being more present at home, getting over your envy, shedding a few pounds, breaking your smartphone addiction, drinking less, or reading more… it's not going to happen by accident.
But what is getting rid of one bad habit like that worth? What would that freedom feel like? What would you give to add a new positive way of thinking or acting into your daily routine?
Well, that's what we're trying to come together to do in January. Thousands of Stoics all over the world—people just like you, struggling, growing, trying to make that satisfying progress towards becoming the kind of person they know they can be—are coming together for the 2026 Daily Stoic New Year, New You Challenge.
Maybe you're thinking of joining us…but you've put off signing up.
Why?
Why not kick off 2026 with 21 actionable challenges, presented one per day, built around the best exercises in Stoicism, and designed to help you do exactly what Marcus Aurelius was talking about: Rising up, driving out the bad, and taking action on becoming the person you know you're capable of being.
The 2026 Daily Stoic New Year, New You Challenge has been intentionally designed to strengthen all of us for this very moment. To build our resilience against the uncertainties of the year ahead. To hone our inner stability in the face of economic downturn, chaotic inflation, job insecurity, climate change, political divisiveness. To learn to trust ourselves and take the right action when everything around us feels hopeless and we feel like there's nothing we can do.
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