# Stoicism and Minimalism

Source: https://www.theminimalists.com/stoicism/
Published: 2013-01-12
Updated: 2024-06-12
Author: Joshua Fields Millburn

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I am not a Stoic. I do, however, like to conduct stoical experiments from time to time—like living [without Internet](https://theminimalists.com/internet) at home, living [without a phone](https://theminimalists.com/twitch) for a few months, living a year [without purchasing](https://theminimalists.com/failure) material possessions, living [without a television](https://theminimalists.com/tv) at home, living [without goals](https://zenhabits.net/100-days), etc.

I don’t conduct these uncomfortable little self-studies to deprive myself of anything, though. Rather, I want to test the way I live—to examine the way I *think* about living—so I can grow.

Growth happens most rapidly whenever I step into my discomfort zone.

How about you? What experiments will you commit to this year?

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