Man can survive any how as long as his why is strong enough

At the heart of the book

No matter the situation, we have the ability to choose how we react, we always have the choice to choose our attitude. As long as you hold onto this, no matter what happens, we would have lived well.

You never lose the ability to choose

It is not the circumstances but an inner decision that leads to man’s behavior. We may blame our circumstances but the truth is our inner constitution was not strong enough. You can always control what you do in your limited capacity.

You decide to act

Men went to both extremes in the concentration camps, some became monsters in order to survive. While there were others who would go from hut to hut consoling people, giving away their last piece of bread. So what was the difference between them, the difference was their inner constitution. Similarly, in any situation be the man who tries to rise beyond and set his wings towards heaven.

Of angels and demons

Life does not care about our little trifles with meaning. Life questions each man and it is unto him to answers life’s question. And this is man’s primary meaning.

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Meaning in life according to Frankl ; can be of three kinds. The first being a higher purpose or calling, something you feel you have been put on this earth to achieve. The second is love, love for family, friends, and especially that special someone. The last is suffering. Suffering is an unavoidable part of human existence and it is upto man to find meaning in his own suffering.

The three sources of meaning

Life is like a movie; it’s ultimate meaning can only be seen in its conclusion. But each still in the movie has an inherent meaning of its own. It is up to us to make each frame and still meaningful to the best of our ability.

The meaning is in the moment

Decent people are a minority. But a goal in life should be to be a part of this minority and strive hard to be decent.

The rarity of good people

It is upto us even in the face of great adversity to act in accordance with who we are. The meaning of life is only attained through right action

How to attain meaning

How to decide whether you want to pursue something. Imagine you are on your deathbed and look back on events as if you did not pursue this goal.

How to gauge if something is meaningful

Another kind of man existence a man who has lost hope or meaning in his suffering. In the concentration camp there were these men who would give up and just lay down to die. No amount of threats or pleasantries could make them get up again. For example, a large number of people died right after Christmas, they had thought they would be rescued by this time and when this did not happen, they lost hope and gave up. Frankl noted that these men would start to smoke cigarettes they had hidden away, turning to primitive drive for pleasure.

A man without meaning

It is up to each individual to define meaning for themselves. It is meaning that makes us rise above our animal instincts and reach for the divine within and outside ourselves. To make us virtuous and act in accordance with our higher ideals than falling to base pleasures. To make us fulfilled and happy. To become who were truly meant to be.

Conclusion

This describes what in essence makes human life worth living.

A prominent Viennese psychiatrist before the war, Viktor Frankl was uniquely able to observe the way that he and other inmates coped with the experience of being in Auschwitz. He noticed that it was the men who comforted others and who gave away their last piece of bread who survived the longest - and who offered proof that everything can be taken away from us except the ability to choose our attitude in any given set of circumstances. The sort of person the prisoner became was the result of an inner decision and not of camp influences alone. Only those who allowed their inner hold on their moral and spiritual selves to subside eventually fell victim to the camp's degenerating influence - while those who made a victory of those experiences turned them into an inner triumph. Frankl came to believe that man's deepest desire is to search for meaning and purpose. This outstanding work offers us all a way to transcend suffering and find significance in the art of living.

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A prominent Viennese psychiatrist before the war, Viktor Frankl was uniquely able to observe the way that he and other inmates coped with the experience of being in Auschwitz. He noticed that it was the men who comforted others and who gave away their last piece of bread who survived the longest - and who offered proof that everything can be taken away from us except the ability to choose our attitude in any given set of circumstances. The sort of person the prisoner became was the result of an inner decision and not of camp influences alone. Only those who allowed their inner hold on their moral and spiritual selves to subside eventually fell victim to the camp's degenerating influence - while those who made a victory of those experiences turned them into an inner triumph. Frankl came to believe that man's deepest desire is to search for meaning and purpose. This outstanding work offers us all a way to transcend suffering and find significance in the art of living.

Viktor Emil Frankl M.D., Ph.D., was an Austrian neurologist and psychiatrist as well as a Holocaust survivor. Frankl was the founder of logotherapy, which is a form of Existential Analysis, the "Third Viennese School" of psychotherapy.His book Man's Search for Meaning (first published under a different title in 1959: From Death-Camp to Existentialism. Originally published in 1946 as Ein Psycholog erlebt das Konzentrationslager) chronicles his experiences as a concentration camp inmate and describes his psychotherapeutic method of finding meaning in all forms of existence, even the most sordid ones, and thus a reason to continue living. He was one of the key figures in existential therapy.

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<a href="https://www.bookey.app/book/crime-and-punishment">Crime and Punishment Summary and Review by Fyodor Dostoevsky</a>This is the<a href="https://www.bookey.app/book/story"> story</a> of Raskolnikov, an impoverished and lonely university student. To improve his family’s living conditions and support himself, he robs and murders a selfish old woman. She is predatory and exploitative, amassing wealth and valuables as a loan shark. After the crime, he suffers excruciating remorse and inner torment. Raskolnikov becomes anxious and delirious. Finally, Sonia, a kindly and compassionate prostitute, inspires him to surrender to the authorities, and thus he experiences a tumultuous rebirth of the<a href="https://www.bookey.app/categories/personal-development/body-%26-soul"> soul</a>.

Crime and Punishment Summary and Review

A story of crime, punishment and redemption,This is the story of Raskolnikov, an impoverished and lonely university student. To improve his family’s living conditions and support himself, he robs and murders a selfish old woman. She is predatory and exploitative, amassing wealth and valuables as a loan shark. After the crime, he suffers excruciating remorse and inner torment. Raskolnikov becomes anxious and delirious. Finally, Sonia, a kindly and compassionate prostitute, inspires him to surrender to the authorities, and thus he experiences a tumultuous rebirth of the soul.

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Crime and Punishment Summary | Fyodor Dostoevsky

A whole other world exists on the other side of suffering.

In ancient times, when people felt doubted about a place in the lonely forest, the mind made them go back to their tribe and be safe and comfortable.Nowadays, when people try to do a new thing that makes them feel uncomfortable, the mind makes them go back to their comfort. Our mind holds a tactical advantage over us.Whenever you will try to do something that is not your habit, your mind will feel insecure. When you think of going to exercise, your mind tells you to leave it. It protects you from any discomfort. It will tell you to quit. If you hear to it, and give up, the future gives you up.

Our mind wants to protect us

When your mind asks you, "Dude, you remember the day when you said you will not give up on your new year resolutions and you slept for 12 hours the next day? You remember the day when you said you will study the whole night and you dozed off in 30 mins? How in the world do you think you are going to workout every morning? How in the world do you think you are going to run 1 km a day?"You gotcha have an answer to that. You have to shut your mind up. You have to rise above all fears and insecurities, and you have to NOT give up. You have to stay hungry. Hungry for the discomfort and sufferings.

If you can't answer the questions at that moment

You can have more than you've got because you can be more than you are.

A concept of physics-friction- is going to be used here. So when you are not moving, there is a force needed to make you move, to kill off the limiting friction. And when you are moving, there is a force needed to keep you moving, to kill of the kinetic friction.Similarly, the mind's doubt on us is like the friction but we have to have more determination than that, otherwise we simply can't proceed. You can achieve the impossible. It's just about how much force are you willing to fight the mind's friction. Without this force, progress is impossible.

How you grow

In the end, it's not about fame or being accepted by everyone, it's about who you've been with all this time and how it has all helped you. In the end it is about whether you have gained the ability to give back or not.You'll find your purpose and you'll find out one thing, that you are not in a race with billions of people but in a race with yourself.You should be able to say that you are giving you best and you are to the best to your ability.And that, is what makes you unstoppable.

Finding your purpose

If you don't sacrifice for what you want, what you want becomes the sacrifice.

If no one kicks you, you gotta kick yourself.

Go to http://www.audible.com/afterskool or text afterskool to 500 500 to get your free trial. David Goggins (born February 17, 1975) is an American ultramarathon runner, ultra-distance cyclist, triathlete, public speaker, and author. He is a retired United States Navy SEAL and former United States Air Force Tactical Air Control Party member who served in the Iraq War. His memoir, Can't Hurt Me, was released in 2018. Goggins has completed over 60 ultra-marathons, triathlons, and ultra-triathlons, setting new course records and regularly placing in the top five. He once held the Guinness World Record for pull-ups completing 4,030 in 17 hours, and he’s a sought after public speaker. Over the years, he’s shared his story with hundreds of thousands of students across the country, numerous professional sports teams, and the staff at Fortune 500 companies. Learn more about David Goggins at https://davidgoggins.com/ This audio is from the Art of Charm Podcast. Full episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueNtejxVY24&t=322s Please consider supporting After Skool on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/AfterSkool Visit our site at https://www.afterskool.net/ Check out the new After Skool prints! https://after-skool.creator-spring.com/ Or send us an email at afterskool100@gmail.com Please share, like, comment, subscribe and hit the notifications bell so you don't miss future videos. Thank you.

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David Goggins (born February 17, 1975) is an American ultramarathon runner, ultra-distance cyclist, triathlete, public speaker, and author. He is a retired United States Navy SEAL and former United States Air Force Tactical Air Control Party member who served in the Iraq War. His memoir, Can't Hurt Me, was released in 2018.

Goggins has completed over 60 ultra-marathons, triathlons, and ultra-triathlons, setting new course records and regularly placing in the top five. He once held the Guinness World Record for pull-ups completing 4,030 in 17 hours, and he’s a sought after public speaker.

Over the years, he’s shared his story with hundreds of thousands of students across the country, numerous professional sports teams, and the staff at Fortune 500 companies.

Learn more about David Goggins at https://davidgoggins.com/

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Master Your Mind - David Goggins - Become UNSTOPPABLE

Concentrating on things you keep under control helps transform your attitude towards uncontrolled situations and cope with things you can’t change.

Focus on things you can control

To listen with empathy, rephrase what the other person has said and ask them to confirm whether you have represented their intention correctly.

Practice empathic listening

Question your habits, hobbies, addictions, and beliefs to ensure that they move you toward your goal in life.

Rethink your lifestyle

Paying more attention to developing qualities like humility, integrity, courage, and empathy will affect how you relatewith others and how they perceive you.

Develop your character

Ask yourself: “What do I want in life? Where do I see myself in 5-15 years?”Your answers will help you in making life decisions.

Craft a personal mission statement

Do not give unsolicited advice. Wait for the conversation to lead to the point where the other party asks for your advice.

Never give advice unless asked

You bring more power into your life when you learn to take responsibility and work to achieve better outcomes.

Take responsibility

Make sure your dream is big enough to inspire you to take action. Remove self-doubt from your life.

Eliminate doubts

Be proactive: respond to external circumstancesFocus on result: visualize your outcome before taking actionPut first things first: schedule your priorities

Habits to develop character ethic

Think Win-Win: pursue profitable outcomes for you and your partnersListen first, then speak: pay attention to emotions, verbal and nonverbal communicationSynergize: build teams where the whole is more than the sum of separate parts

Habits to improve the quality of relationships

<ol><li>Determine your wishes, goals and tools to achieve them</li><li>Create a mind map of where you see yourself at a set time in the future</li><li>In your relationships, seek outcomes that allow you and others to win</li></ol>

Techniques to achieve your goals

A leading management consultant outlines seven organizational rules for improving effectiveness and increasing productivity at work and at home.

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The 7 habits of highly effective people is recognised as one of the most influential books ever written. In this seminal work, Stephen R. Covey presents a holistic, integrated, principle-centred approach for solving personal and professional problems. With penetrating insights and pointed anecdotes, Covey reveals a step-by-step pathway for living with fairness, integrity, honesty and human dignity -- principles that give us the security to adapt to change, and the wisdom and power to take advantage of the opportunities that change creates. The 7 Habits have become so famous because they work. From Habit 1: Be Proactive and Habit 2: Begin with the End in Mind, millions of People have worked their way through the 7 and found in them a key to transforming their lives. This book has been the key to the success of legions of business leaders and individuals the world over.

Stephen R. Covey is an accomplished writer whose work has resonated with readers around the world. Stephen R. Covey has published several books that explore a range of topics, from fiction to nonfiction, and has received critical acclaim for the ability to weave compelling narratives. Stephen R. Covey's writing style is known for its depth and authenticity, and has earned quite a loyal following of readers.

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A mindset that can take you far in life:What I want doesn’t exist, so I’ll create it.

You don’t always get to choose the load, but you can choose how to carry it.

Look for situations where the energy is already flowing downhill. Invest in relationships where there is already mutual respect. Create products that tap into a desire people already have. Work on projects that play to your strengths.And then, once the potential of the situation is already working for you, add fuel to the fire. Pour yourself into the craft. Act as if you have to outwork everyone else—even though the wind is at your back.The idea is to sprint downhill, not grind uphill.

The goal of life is to die young — as late as possible!

I have noticed that when all the lights are on, people tend to talk about what they are doing — their outer lives. Sitting round in candlelight or firelight, people start to talk about how they are feeling – their inner lives.To sit alone without any electric light is curiously creative. I have my best ideas at dawn or at nightfall, but not if I switch on the lights — then I start thinking about projects, deadlines, demands, and the shadows and shapes of the house become objects, not suggestions, things that need to done, not a background to thought.

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3-2-1 Thursday: A Mindset That Can Take You Far In Life, Aging Well, and The Value Of Darkness

Research has found that 50 percent of happiness comes from our genes, while 40 percent comes from our daily thoughts and actions. That leaves only 10 percent from our actual life circumstances.Having more doesn’t mean you’ll be happier. There will always be someone with more of what you want, and that person isn’t necessarily happy.Instead of ruminating about how this or that could be better, practice thankfulness. Remember to be grateful for what you have as you travel your own journey.

Happiness is largely a choice

You act only based on all the information you have at the time. But sometimes, circumstances change so that when you look back, it seems like you should have made a different decision.Stop being so hard on yourself. Based on your current situation at the time, you picked the best choice amongst others. Even today, you don’t know what the future holds in store and you’ll likely make choices depending on what your situation is like right now.

Hindsight is 20/20

People like to time travel in their heads. When we were kids, we would wish that we were grown-ups already. And when we become adults? Well, you know the answer.Time travel happens all throughout our lives. When people are bored at work, they think about sitting at home watching TV. When they watch TV at home, they worry about work.We end up wishing we had savored more of our time as it was. So instead, we should focus our time on being, rather than wishing. Take a moment right now, and enjoy the moment you are in.

 Embrace the present

We want everything — it’s human nature. We want money, recognition, fun, and good relationships. The problem is that there’s only so much time in the day and sacrifices are made.If you look back and think that you should have had more fun, that’s probably because you said “no” to fun and “yes” to money. It’s not necessarily a bad thing. Think about what would happen if you had chosen to have more fun and worked less.

Saying “yes” to one thing means saying “no” to others

At one period in your life, you might focus on building a career. Then, your priority shifts to spending time with your family.Wanting your past self to have spent time doing something else means placing your present set of values on your former self, which doesn’t make sense.Our values evolve as we age. Even now, you might be spending time on a goal that your future self would think differently about. That’s okay. What’s important is that your values in that time align with the activities that you’re pursuing.

People have different priorities at different stages of life

Things could have taken a turn for the worse. It’s impossible to really know what our alternative realities are, for better or worse. So, we have to make do with what’s in front of us and act based on what we know.

Things could have turned out much, much worse

<ul><li>It’s sad to hear about people who go through traumatic incidents and later on blame themselves for something that wasn’t their fault. Maybe someone couldn’t rescue a loved one or lost an opportunity for personal growth.</li><li>Often, people blame themselves when they look back at what they lost. At the same time, they remove from their memories the fact that they really didn’t have a choice at the time.</li></ul>Don’t tear yourself up. Why not recognize that you did what you thought was right at the time?

Many events are outside of your control

Regrets are a byproduct of living, experiencing, and going through the ups and downs of life. No matter your decision, there are always going to be other options that you subsequently turned down.Instead of letting those feelings of regret weigh you down, use them to your advantage. Reflect on why you feel remorse over something you did or didn’t do. Is there a way you can take those experiences and turn them into lessons for the future?Looking into your past and re-experiencing those emotions leads to stagnation. But using the past as a guide on how to make better decisions in the future? Now<warningtag> that’s an opportunity for growth.</warningtag>

Move forward: Turn regrets into opportunities

Feeling stuck in life? How to actually move forward

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How to deal with regrets, in order to move forward in life

Out of nowhere, you have a flashback to a crossroads moment. You think back to that point when you had a decision to make. Do you go or do you stay? Do you pick this option or that option?

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7 Ways to Move Forward and Be Happy, Even If You Have a Painful Past

Move Forward and Be Happy, Even If You Have a Painful Past

First things first, you have to let go of how you thought things were “supposed” to go. This is key to learning to let things go. Holding onto “could’ve” “should’ve” and “would’ve” is really not beneficial to you at all.

Let go of "How it was supposed to go"

Instead of dwelling on the past, focus on what you want right now. The past is irrelevant. What matters is the now. Do what you want now – what brings you pleasure, what fulfills your desires, what brings you closer to your goal. If you don’t know how to let go, you don’t know how to live your best life.

Living your best life in the moment

Before you completely move forward from your past, see what you can learn from it. There are always lessons to be learned from the things that happen to us in life. Instead of looking back at the past and just moping about it, look at it objectively. Ask yourself, “What did I learn from this situation and how have I become stronger?” This will give you insights into how the situation actually happened for you and made you stronger as a person. Writing down this information in a journal can help you slow down and process your thoughts, and this is a great tool for learning how to let go.

How to move forward: Analyze and ask

A good quote to illustrate this is from the movie World War Z, where Brad Pitt says “Movement is life,” and leaves the apartment where he is hidden from zombies, even if he's encouraged to stay hidden inside. He is able to escape while the group that stayed behind doesn't make it.Of course, that scenario is extreme, but the same is true for us. Movement is life. We have to keep going, we have to be willing to take a risk and take the next step.

How to move forward: Move physically and mentally

Letting go is an essential part of learning to move forward in life.

Stop living in the past – it’s keeping you from living your best life. Here are our tips for how to let go of the past and keep moving forward.

How to Let Go of the Past and Keep Moving Forward

How to Let Go of the Past and Move Forward

You have to admit, you’ve spent a lot of your life subconsciously belittling yourself. Thinking you’re not enough. Trying to be someone else. Someone who fits in.
But you’re at a point now where you’re seeing things differently. The real battle is always in your mind. And your mind is under your control, not the other way around.
Heal yourself by refusing to belittle yourself. Choose to take up a lot of positive space in your own life today. Choose to give yourself permission to meet your own needs. Choose to honor your feelings and emotions.

Ho to move forward: Practice thinking better about yourself

When times are tough, and some piece of you is chipped and broken, it’s easy to feel like everything – ALL of you – is broken along with it. But that’s not true.We all have this picture in our minds of ourselves – this idea of what kind of person we are. When this idea gets even slightly harmed or threatened, we tend to react defensively and irrationally.

Consciously embrace the fact that you are more than the one broken piece of you

The truth is, no one wins a game of chess by only moving forward; sometimes you have to move backward to put yourself in a position to win. And this is a perfect metaphor for life. Sometimes when it feels like you’re running into one dead end after another, it’s actually a sign that you’re not on the right path.

Change, evolve, and start over when you must

Being able to distinguish needs from wants is essential in every walk of life. Never let go of an outcome you truly need in your life, but be reasonably flexible on the outcomes you want but could live fine without.
In other words, choose your battles wisely, and don’t let “perfect” become the enemy of “great.” Remind yourself that what you pay attention to grows. So focus on what really matters and let go of what does not.

Ho to move forward: Let go of the things you don’t need

Discomfort is a form of pain, but it isn’t a deep pain – it’s a shallow one. It’s the feeling you get when you’ve stepped outside your comfort zone. The key thing to understand is that most forms of discomfort actually help us grow into our strongest and smartest selves.

Accept and embrace daily discomfort, for the right reasons

Goals are important. All journeys of change must begin with a goal. And you also must have determination in order to achieve your goals. However, what do you think happens when you are too determined, or too obsessed with a goal? You begin to nurture another belief: who you are right now is not good enough.

Change your mantra from, “I have to be better,” to, “I will do my absolute best today”

Mindfulness as a daily ritual is the ultimate challenge and practice. It’s a way of living, of being, of seeing, of tapping into the full power of your humanity.It’s simple, but far from easy. Practice:<ul><li>Being aware of what’s happening in the present moment without wishing it were different</li><li>Enjoying each pleasant experience without holding on when it changes (which it will)</li><li>Being with each unpleasant experience without fearing it will always be this way (which it won’t)</li></ul>

Be mindful

Happiness doesn’t always make us grateful, but gratitude always helps us smile. Some may say that’s a cliché, but it’s not. Gratitude is the foundation. And happiness is simply the sacred experience of living with a genuinely grateful heart.Being grateful starts with being present. You can’t appreciate your life when you’re not paying attention to it. And the truth is, we make our present situations much worse when we replay difficult past situations in our heads.

Find something to be grateful for in the present moment, despite the situation

It’s one of life’s great paradoxes: when we serve others we end up benefiting as much if not more than those we serve. So whenever you feel a bit lost or stuck with your own issues, try to shift your focus from your circumstances to the circumstances of those around you.

Do something small for someone else

Actionable lessons that help you move forward, when you decided it is time for a change.

Good things don't come to those who wait. Good things come to those who are patient... while working hard to do the what's needed to move their lives forward.

9 Hard Things You Have to Do to Move Forward with Your Life

Ancient civilizations understood that principles govern human behavior. Remembering our common origin, reconnecting with our inner selves, and finding meaning wherever we go are a few ancient principles for human existence discovered by some of the wisest people on earth throughout human history.The more we strive to understand how these principles apply to our modern lives, the greater the sense of urgency we feel about them becoming a foundation for our existence once again.

20 Short Ancient Principles For Modern Living

Everyone wants a good life. No one wants to live a miserable existence, and no one wants to spend the rest of their days in regret and misery. A good life isn’t easy to achieve, but it is possible with the right knowledge and mindset. “Perfect wisdom has four parts: Wisdom, the principle of doing things right. Justice is the principle of doing things equally in public and private. Fortitude is the principle of not fleeing danger, but meeting it. Temperance is the principle of subduing desires and living moderately,” Plato said.

Living a good life is the first step to a happy, healthy future. If you have been looking for answers in life lately, here, you will find twenty ancient principles that may help you re-evaluate your present habits and behaviors and live life fully in the modern world.

<h3>Remember your mortality and limited life and choose to live immediately. “It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live.”</h3><h3>-Marcus Aurelius</h3>

<h3>Want true freedom? Master your emotions and, ultimately yourself. “No man is free who is not master of himself.” </h3><h3>-Epictetus</h3>

king questions about your assumptions, emotions, and beliefs is key to upgrading your wisdom for life. “There is no greater delight than to be conscious of sincerity on self-examination.”-Mencius

Try not to live life in extremes — either in terms of emotion or behavior. This way, you’ll be able to cope with difficult situations calmly and rationally.

Change is a mindset game. “You have power over your mind — not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.”-Marcus Aurelius

Tame your ego — It can impede self-discovery and personal growth. “Ego is the immediate dictate of human consciousness.”-Max Planck

Examine your life through reason (think, reflect and explore). “If passion drives you, let reason hold the reins. “-Benjamin Franklin

To resist many of life’s worries, build a mental fortress to prevent intrusion. Learn to control your responses to outside events.

How you live is your philosophy of life. Choose your actions carefully. “Don’t explain your philosophy. Embody it.” -Epictetus

Appreciate life — don’t take things for granted. The ancient Greeks believed that everything is temporary and that we should never take anything for granted — not our relationships, health or happiness.

A greater percentage of mental suffering is self-inflicted. Change the stories you tell yourself. “People are not disturbed by things, but by the view they take of them,”-Epictetus

Nurture and treasure authentic social connections — your happiness depends on them. “One loyal friend is worth ten thousand relatives.”-Euripides

No amount of wealth can be compared to meaningful experiences. When you can, buy time for experiences that make you come alive.

To minimize stress and avoid burnout, seek to maintain a balance in your life — between work, home, and personal relationships. “Life is balance of holding on and letting go.”-Rumi

Cherish and embody the simple life. Pursue things in moderation. Anything in excess can easily become a source of misery.

Prosperity without wisdom becomes a source of suffering. “A prosperous fool is a grievous burden.”-Aeschylus

Keep asking yourself: Are all my present habits, routines and rituals necessary? “Ask yourself at every moment, ‘Is this necessary?’”-Marcus Aurelius

Embrace the inevitable human suffering — learn to thrive despite the many curveballs. The hardship is the way. “Our inward power, when it obeys nature, reacts to events by accommodating itself to what it faces — to what is possible.” -Marcus Aurelius

Pursue and stack knowledge for life. The ancient Greeks believed knowledge is the only power you need to lead a good life. This means making lifelong learning a habit.

<h3>Live in harmony with your environment. Reconnect with nature by making time for long walks, outdoor experiences or trying a new nature activity every quarter or year.</h3>

20 Ancient Principles To Succeed in Modern Living

If you've been looking for answers in life lately, here are 20 ancient principles that can help you re-evaluate your behaviors and succeed in the modern world.

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There are many different approaches to making content and I'm very often asked “How do you create content that is popular, that will be popular?” And I don’t think that’s a very good question to start with. In fact I think you should ask yourself first and foremost “Why do you create content?” So, there are many potential answers to this. What I would consider a bad answer is “to get likes and favorites and subscribers”. That is an intermediate step and you can get trapped in what I would consider, and other people like Eric Reese might call, vanity metrics.

Ask Yourself This, First And Foremost

With vanity metrics you’re chasing metrics because they’re highly coveted by many people, which is only looking at the symptoms of potential success, i.e. the likes and so on, but not looking at the ultimate objective. So what might a good objective be? A good objective might be “I’m creating content to determine or hone in on, specifically target, my 1000 true fans”. (If you read one article on content creation or marketing I would make it “1000 True Fans” by Kevin Kelly.)

The “Vanity Metrics”

“If you try to make something that everyone will like, it will be something that no one loves.”

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