Stoicism course: What part of a bad day is actually up to you?
Work it out in conversation with your own AI tutor in the Epivo app.
Free · No card · Android app
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- 30 minutes a day with your tutor, on the free plan
- Remembers where you left off and what you've told your tutor about yourself
- Certificate included anyone can check it online
Why Epivo
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Start learning freeHow it works
- Your tutor introduces an idea, a piece at a time, then hands you one small puzzle about it, often from your own day.
- You think it through, out loud or by typing. You don't need to know the answer: your tutor helps you along and tells you when you're close.
- Step by step, it adds up. Your tutor remembers your past sessions and what you've shared, and picks up where you left off.
What you'll understand
- Why the Stoics said only some things are truly up to you
- How a first impression turns into a reaction, and how to pause in between
- What the Stoics said about anger, worry and grief, and how they worked with each
- Four Stoic virtues (wisdom, courage, justice, self-control), tried out on real choices at work and at home
- The daily habits of the Roman Stoics: a morning plan, an evening review and a journal
You don't need to know anything first. The course begins with Zeno in ancient Athens. See the full course →
Hear a sample of how a lesson starts
Let's start in Athens, around 300 BC. The story goes that a merchant called Zeno lost everything in a shipwreck, then found philosophy in a bookshop. So here's my first question for you. What could losing everything teach a person? Tell me what you think, and we'll see where it leads.
What it costs
Free
- 30 minutes a day with your tutor
- No card needed.
- Your first hour uses the Premium voice (once, not every day). After that your tutor speaks with the free voice, which runs on your phone. The lessons, the questions and your progress stay exactly the same.
- Certificates included.
- Want more time? Paid plans add more tutoring time and more Premium voice time. See plans and prices →
Finish with a certificate
Finish all the Stoicism courses and earn a certificate anyone can check online. See a sample →
Questions
Is it really free?
Yes. Thirty minutes a day with your tutor, and no card. Paid plans add more time if you ever want it.
Is my tutor a real person?
No. Your tutor is an AI that talks with you, follows a planned course and remembers your past sessions.
How do I know the lessons are accurate?
Before written lesson material reaches you, an AI checks its key facts against independent published sources, and a second AI re-checks anything flagged. Your tutor is instructed to teach from that material and to tell you when unsure: an instruction, not a guarantee. And you can check for yourself: tap Sources in the lesson menu and pick a session to see what it drew on, including links to the original sources.
How is this different from asking ChatGPT?
ChatGPT answers what you ask. Your tutor leads the way: a planned route through Stoic philosophy, one question at a time, picking up where you left off.
Is Stoicism about hiding your feelings?
No. The Stoics took feelings seriously. You'll look at how anger, fear and grief take hold, why the Stoics thought our judgements play a part, and the steady, glad feelings they hoped to grow instead.
Can I apply it to my own life?
Yes. Much of the course is practice: you try ideas like the evening review, or a pause before you react, on moments from your own week. Mention your work or something you care about, and your tutor remembers it and brings it back in later lessons.
Is it on iPhone?
Not yet. Epivo runs on Android today. Open this page on an iPhone and you can leave your email; we'll tell you when the iPhone app is ready.
Start with one bad day. Work out the rest together.
When you start, tell your tutor you want Stoicism, and your first lesson begins with a shipwreck and a bookshop in ancient Athens.
Free · No card · Android app
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Photo credits (via Wikimedia Commons). The Stoa of Attalos, Athens: Julian Lupyan, CC0 1.0. The statue of Seneca in Córdoba, his birthplace: Jorge Cancela, CC BY 2.0, cropped.
