This Stoic Practice Will Make You Closer to People You Care About Even When They Are Miles Away

A lesson plucked straight from the first pages of Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations

Zach Valladon, MBA
Better Humans
Published in
6 min readOct 2, 2023

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A man sitting at his desk reading a book with a desk lamp on.
Clearly not me, but doesn’t this man look like he’s studying thoughtfully? Photo by Emmanuel Ikwuegbu on Unsplash

After I graduated from my University experience around seven-and-a-half years ago, I felt stricken with existential dread and anxiety. It turned out that studying English…

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oklahoma city based writer, musician, podcaster, everythinger. editor for The Pen, The Sword. www.zachvalladon.com