7 Essential Stoic Practices For Your Nightly Routine

November 16, 2023

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Written By - Ravi Shankar (GoodMindKeeping)

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Here, we'll explore 7 essential Stoic practices you can add to your nightly wind-down to improve your life consistently. 

Implementing just a few of these routines will continue to help you gain critical Stoic skills and principles like resilience, gratitude, purpose, inner space, focus and preparation.

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1. Reflect on Your Day

Take 5-10 minutes each night to reflect on your day. Reflection helps you continually learn and make progress.

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2. Practice Gratitude 

Expressing gratitude is a powerful way to focus on the positives and cultivate contentment. 

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3. Imagine the worst-case scenario

Visualize an adverse scenario you fear, such as failing at work or losing a relationship. 

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4. Review your goals and values 

Regularly reviewing your goals and values helps ensure you live purposefully. 

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5. Meditate 

Meditation reduces stress, improves focus and promotes stability in life's ups and downs.

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6. Forgive yourself and others

Consciously decide to forgive yourself for mistakes and forgive others for perceived wrongs. Forgiveness fosters inner peace.

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7. Prepare for tomorrow 

Preparing for tomorrow helps you get a good night's sleep and start the next day strong.

Incorporating Stoic philosophy into your nighttime relaxation prepares you for a calmer, more intentional tomorrow. Try implementing a few of these exercises to enhance your wind-down routine.