CanadianStoic

Stoic take

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Folks don’t need you to be great.

They just want you doing your best.

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@PositivFuturist Part of the philosophy of Jesus echoes the tradition of moral philosophy from Socrates through the stoics.

It’s brilliant. And still relevant.

When the west ditched moral philosophy for Christianity, it kept plenty in the words of Jesus.

When ditching Jesus, much was lost.

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“You have power over your mind, not outside events. Realize this and you will find strength.”

~ Marcus Aurelius

This is a good thing!

Bad stuff will happen to us at some point, no matter how hard we try to avoid it.

But we can get good at dealing with it.

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“Be tolerant with others and strict with yourself.”

~ Marcus Aurelius

Leniency bias: We judge others more harshly than ourselves. This quote can realign our perspective.

Bonus: We have power over ourselves, not others. Focussing on improving ourselves is more useful.

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“Anger can be thought of as anti-joy.”

~ William B. Irvine

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“When someone is properly grounded in life, they shouldn’t have to look outside themselves for approval.”

~ Epictetus

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@Godis888 It depends what you’re looking for in their life. If it’s winning, it means they’re good at the game, no matter how rotten the game is.

If someone’s kind and warm, surrounded by good friends, and building great community, they probably know how to live a good life.

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“Don’t explain your philosophy. Embody it”

~ Epictetus

Look at how folks act before taking their life advice.

A good investor has good investment ideas, a hairdresser knows hairstyles.

If someone knows how to live a good life, they’ll be living one.

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Stoic doesn’t mean unfeeling, it means peace of mind.

Joy is full of kindness. “This is great!” Not “This’ll show ‘em.”

Sadness is born of love. Sorrow for the pain of those you love, not the loss of what you wanted.

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I’ve seen people cutting-off friends and family, even trying to hurt them, based on their choices/votes. Being kind to others when they’ve done something wrong is part of being a good person and building strong communities.

Jesus of Nazareth was a contemporary of the Stoics.

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@jordanbpeterson Love, joy, caring, admiration, excitement. These are emotions worth feeling in full. If rationality means you have to restrain them, then we can all agree rationality isn’t everything we’re after.

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@markmanson A couple Stoic tricks for taking the long view: What would this look like a thousand years from now? What does this look like from a thousand miles away? How much does it matter? What can I do that would matter from that perspective?

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@readswithravi So what are good-quality thoughts? According to the stoics, those that follow the 4 Stoic Virtues.

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@RyanHoliday I catch myself thinking about bad outcomes derailing my plans. Not things I can plan against, just stuff totally out of my control going wrong. It makes me want to give up what I was planning. It hurts. But it was actually nothing, just my brain making up pain.

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@abrilzucchi The more you face difficult problems, without running away, the better you get at it. When you get good at something, easy-mode is boring.

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@AdamMGrant

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@AdamMGrant My brother died 4 years ago, and even though he’s gone, all the stuff he taught me and the great times we shared are still with me. We won’t make new memories, and that’s sad, but I’ll never lose what we had. ❤️

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This guy’s amazing.

https://t.co/DvU1EEgiP5

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If someone cared only about what they could get from you, would you want to be around them?

Do you want to be that kind of person?

Think about what you can give people, not what you can get from them.

[Adam Grant @AdamMGrant]

How we define success is a source of happiness we control.

105 studies, 70k ppl globally: valuing extrinsic over intrinsic goals predicts lower well-being.

Seeking fame, money, or beauty is a bottomless pit. Pursuing growth, kindness, trust, and health is a path to flourishing.