Areté: Daily Philosophy

Areté is Greek for virtue: the art of living well. This app brings eight schools of philosophy into your day, one question at a time.

Choose the schools you want to practise. Every morning each one gives you a question to answer and a teaching from its own tradition. Two calm minutes, nothing more.

EIGHT WAYS OF LIVING WELL
• Stoicism: tell apart what depends on you from what doesn't
• Buddhism: pay attention, and let go of what makes you suffer
• Taoism: flow with nature instead of forcing it
• Epicureanism: simple pleasures, good friends and a calm mind
• Existentialism: create your own meaning and own your freedom
• Confucianism: virtue, relationships and care for others
• Cynicism: live with the essentials, free from convention
• Ubuntu: "I am because we are", becoming a person through others

A YEAR OF QUESTIONS FOR EACH SCHOOL
Every school has its own question for every day of the year, February 29 included. Each one comes with a teaching from Marcus Aurelius, Seneca, Epictetus, Laozi, Zhuangzi, the Buddha, Confucius, Mencius, Epicurus, Diogenes, Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Montaigne, African proverbs and many more, always with its source, so you know exactly where it comes from. Plus a small practice to try during the day.

NEXT YEAR, YOU'LL READ YOURSELF
On the same day next year, Areté shows you what you wrote today. Your journal grows like the rings of a tree: one ring per year, one mark for every day you wrote. Search it, filter it by school, or open "On this day" to see how you've changed.

THE COMPASS
Not sure where to begin? Take a short test and the compass shows which schools fit you best. Mark the teachings that resonate with you and it keeps learning.

WHAT'S INSIDE
• 8 schools, each with 366 questions and teachings with sources
• A small daily practice for every school
• Journal with year rings, search, filters and "On this day"
• "A year ago you wrote": your past answers to the same question
• The compass: affinity test and suggestions
• Streak and a daily reminder at the time you choose
• Works offline: write without connection and it syncs later
• Light and dark theme, in English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Russian, Chinese, Hindi, Arabic, Bengali and Urdu
• Start without an account and create one whenever you want

YOUR WORDS ARE YOURS
No ads and no trackers. Your answers are stored encrypted and are never sold or used for advertising. Export your journal or delete your account at any time from Settings.

Areté is a tool for reflection, not therapy or professional advice.

Start today. In a year, you'll have a conversation with yourself that no one else could give you.