Anyone read the writings of the Stoics? I’ve started reading Epictetus, Seneca, and Marcus Aurelius. Some strong and applicable wisdom in their writings. Many of societies most successful people apply stoic principles in their life
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Originally posted by steven View PostI'm a fan. The hardest part is putting it into practice, but your anxiety levels will drop to near nothing when you follow it. There are several short podcasts, some of them daily, that really help to keep it fresh in your mind.
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Originally posted by Hunteraudit View PostI Wikipedia’ed it but came out confused. What’s the sentence or two jist of stoicism?
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Originally posted by yotethumper View PostGrounding yourself emotionally and defining circumstances that you can and cannot control. Living every moment like it's your last. Essentially, becoming a better person in practice and daily application.
Originally posted by Hoggslayer View PostI'll just stick to the one book I've been reading for a while.
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Originally posted by Hoggslayer View PostI was reading Proverbs this morning.
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Originally posted by Playa View PostI’ve been reading Proverbs with my son, a chapter each day. If you are implying the Stoicism is somehow in disagreement, I’d say you are wrong. It’s very much along the lines of “take every thought captive” 2 Cor 10:5
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