Stoic Meditations

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514. The true nature of humanity Dec 23, 2019

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Human beings are neither mindless drones in a beehive nor entirely self-contained individuals. We are highly social animals, and a number of ethical implications follow from this biological fact.

513. Going on a trip? Here's what's up to you (and what isn't) Dec 20, 2019

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A nice analogy from Epictetus between our choices in life and those we have when we go on a trip. Even when the trip doesn't end well...

512. What really matters Dec 19, 2019

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Material things per se are indifferent, but the use we make of them is not indifferent.

511. The crucial importance of trust Dec 18, 2019

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Trust is crucial for intimate relationships, for friendships, and even among fellow citizens. Research shows that nations with the highest degree of self-reported happiness among its citizens are those in which people feel like they can trust each other.

510. Prosoche, or Stoic attention Dec 17, 2019

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We know how to analyze arguments, and have the skill a person needs to evaluate competent logicians. But in life what do we do? What today we say is good, tomorrow we'll swear is bad. That's because we don't pay attention.

509. Better swallow the bitter pill from the get go Dec 16, 2019

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When I see that one thing, virtue, is supreme and most important, I cannot say that something else is, just to make you happy.

508. Don't get lost in the details and miss the big picture Dec 13, 2019

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Some become captivated by all these things and don’t want to proceed further. One is captivated by deductive or equivocal arguments, someone else by yet another ‘inn’ of this kind; and there they stay and rot as if seduced by the Sirens.

507. Don't confuse a rest stop with your destination Dec 12, 2019

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People act like a traveller headed for home who stops at an inn and, finding it comfortable, decides to remain there. You’ve lost sight of your goal, man. You were supposed to drive through the inn, not park there.

506. Anger is a waste of time Dec 11, 2019

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Why should we, as though we were born to live forever, waste our tiny span of life in declaring anger against any one? Life is a matter which does not admit of waste, and we have no spare time to throw away.

505. The simplest and bets trick in life: be prepared Dec 10, 2019

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Is anyone surprised at being cold in winter? At being sick at sea? Or at being jostled in the street? The mind is strong enough to bear those evils for which it is prepared.

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