The Thirty Day Trial: A Stoic Challenge

The Thirty Day Trial is a 30 day Stoic challenge: one practice a day, taken straight from what the Stoics actually did.

Stoicism is not a theory. It is a training. Reading about it changes very little. Practising it for thirty days changes a great deal. The Thirty Day Trial gives you one practice a day and a page to prove you did it.

Who it is for

Beginners who want to start practising Stoicism, and readers of Marcus Aurelius, Seneca and Epictetus who are ready to turn ideas into action.

What is inside

• Thirty daily practices: from the view from above to voluntary discomfort and the evening review.
• A daily page: read the practice, set an intention, write the account.
• Weekly reviews: on days 7, 14, 21 and 28 to look back before you go on.
• Commitment and completion pages: begin with a promise and end with proof.

How to use it

Each morning, read the day’s practice and write one intention. Each evening, write a few honest lines about what happened. It takes ten minutes a day.

Why it works

The Stoics called philosophy an art of living, learned by repetition like any other art. A month of daily practice is enough to feel the difference in how you meet frustration, fear and distraction.

What you receive

• One PDF of 35 pages: 30 daily practice pages, four weekly reviews and opening and closing pages.
• US Letter pages that also print well on A4.

Good to know

• Instant download after checkout. No shipping, no waiting.
• Works in GoodNotes, Notability, Noteshelf, Xodo or any PDF app, and prints beautifully on US Letter or A4.
• If a file will not open, contact us with your order number and we will send a corrected one.
• For personal use. Please do not share or resell the files.

One month from now you could be a calmer, steadier version of yourself. Begin the trial today.

Why this 30 day Stoic challenge works

The Thirty Day Trial is part of a small collection of Stoic journals made to be used every day, not admired on a shelf. Every page draws on the same public domain wisdom you can read in the Meditations by Marcus Aurelius, free on Project Gutenberg. Explore more Stoic journals, or read our guide on a Stoic morning routine in five steps.