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Stoicism isn't Pessimistic. It's Boldly Optimistic.
Practical Life Philosophy
In our daily lives, we forget this timeless formula: the things that seem to be blocking us are small and the obstacles blocking us are actually providing us answers for where to go next.
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Marcus Aurelius
“Our actions may be impeded…but there can be no impeding our intentions or dispositions. Because we can accommodate and adapt. The mind adapts and converts to its own purposes the obstacle to our acting."
Stoicism explained
- In any and every situation—no matter how bad or seemingly undesirable it is—we have the opportunity to practice a virtue.
- Stoics like to refer to the phrase amor fati–loving the things that happen to us.
Cultivate Stoicism in your life
Stoic philosophy can be cultivated as a practical philosophy:
- Seeing the good in everything that happens around us, not feeling hijacked or negatively affected by fate and life events.
- Treating life as an experiment, not being overly attached to things, people and decisions.
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- Substitute the roots of pessimistic energy with affirmative and optimistic energy.
- Take action upon well-researched and thought-out knowledge.
- Put yourself in positive places, and surround yourself with good people.
- Burn those bridges, such that you commit and leave yourself without any other choice but to push on.
- Use mediums such as positive music, videos, and images to reinforce your desires.
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The dichotomy of control
Because Stoics believe that true good resides in a person's character and actions, they would focus on what they can control, not what they can't.
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