12 Stoic Lessons That Will Immediately Change Your Life – Ryan Holiday

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[stevelangsdorf]

I am 73 years old and have 4th stage prostate cancer, the day they told me I had between 1 and 2 years to live was the best day of my life. That was 4 years ago.

[shaharyabo]

Reminded me a quote from the Dalai Lama:
"If a problem is fixable, if a situation is such that you can do something about it, then there is no need to worry. If it's not fixable, then there is no help in worrying. There is no benefit in worrying whatsoever.”

[Dacademeca]

"A Gem Cannot Be Polished Without Friction, Nor A Man Perfected Without Trials."
- Seneca

[SML]

"Whatever time has passed is already owned by death.". Incredible.

[RinacioPT]

*Epictetus*
1 lesson: Our first job is this, to
divide and distinguish things into two categories: Externals I cannot control, but the choices I make with regard to what I do control. Where will I find good and bad? In me, in my choices.
2 lesson: It is not events that disturb people, it's their judgment about things.
3 lesson: Get rid of self conceit. It is impossible to learn that which one thinks they already know.
4 lesson: The true man is revealed in difficult
times. So when trouble comes, think of yourself as a wrestler paired with a tough young buck. For what purpose? To turn you into olympic-class material.

*Seneca*
5 lesson: There are more things likely
to frighten us than there are to crush us; We suffer more in imagination than in reality.
6 lesson: Excellence
withers without an adversary.
7 lesson: Associate with those who will make a
better man of you. Welcome those whom you yourself can improve. The process is mutual; For men learn as they teach.
8 lesson: This is our big mistake: To
think we look forward to death. Most of death is already gone. Whatever time has passed is owned by death.

*Marcus Aurelius*
9 lesson: At dawn when you have trouble getting out
of bed, tell yourself: "I have to go to work as a human being. What do i have to complain of, if I am going to do what I was born for - The things I was brought into this world to do. Or is this what I was created for? To huddle under the blankets and stay warm?"
10 lesson: Our actions
may be impeded, but there can be no impeding our intentions or our dispositions. Because we can accommodate and adapt. The mind adapts and converts to its own purposes the obstacle to our acting. The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way.
11 lesson: If, at some point in your life, if you should find anything better than justice, honesty, self-control, and courage, if you find anything better than that embrace it without reservation. It must be an extraordinary thing indeed.
12 lesson: No. It's fortunate that this has happened and I've remained unharmed by it - Not shattered by the present or frightened of the future. It could have happened to anyone. But not everyone could have remained unharmed by it.
13 lesson: You could
leave life right now. Let that determine what you do and say and think.



It was the right thing to do. ;)

[wonder]

I'm gonna be honest right now: when I clicked on this video, I didn't think much of it. I just thought "it probably won't change my life but just give it a try". And oh boy, was I wrong.
Before I watched this video, I wasn't really positive. Over a year had passed since I had to face a breakup and I still wasn't over it... but after watching this video for the first time, a lot has changed - you could probably say my whole life has. This video had me really motivated, I got more and more into stoicism and self-improvement, I started meditating, stopped wasting my time on my phone, came back to working out, finally got over the breakup and overall just appreciated everything a lot more. The last few months have been some of the most positive months of my life, so thank you.
I highly recommend this video to everyone out there, spread this mindset to more people and make as many people as happy as possible. Have a wonderful day if you read this - and live it like it's your last one.

[kieradee]

"Winning the morning is the key to winning the day" could not have said it any better 👏

[privateequityguy]

*“Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.” ―Epictetus*

[preyanuchpromhong]

God Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can. And, the Wisdom to know the difference.

[pinkcarrot]

My husband died in his 30's. We knew he had a shortened life span but it was still sudden. The last few years he was ill but he did the things that he wanted to, nothing huge, just play computer games, eat his favourite food and spend time with me. I used to be terrified of death but i feel now that i have a friendship with it, we know each other. I don't know what will happen to me but i'm not afraid and i have come to a point when i have no anger and the pain is part of life and being afraid of anything is pointless, it will not change the outcome.

[blessingmupindu]

I live in Zimbabwe Africa and we are facing economic struggles that i can't do anything about as an ordinary citizen but listening to this video has changed my view of life and the world. Hopefully everyone gets to learn from this and realise that true happiness is always inside you not your skin colour environment or economic condition. Thank you uploader

[renegadeace]

"Look at hardship as a sparring partner" love it!!!

[expertjacksonwilliams]

<I am new to the stock market. Every stock that I bought so far, I was out of luck because I bought them when they were expensive. I feel I missed out on all the stock opportunities so far for the tech stocks.I believe having 75K yearly income would be a good investment so I want to plug all my savings into the stock market. I know this sounds a bit dull but I would like to know if I should learn investing or let somebody else (more capable like a Fin-Advisor) do it for me? Please share your thoughts. I am kind of tired of searching for a good stock and gold coins to buy and losing all the good opportunities.>

[honnylore]

I found out about this philosophy not to long ago and decided to go ahead and apply it to my life. I have been suffering from anxiety most my life and I find this way of living to be so much more helpful on my opinion because it is teaching you how to do the exact opposite of anxious worrying. Rather than freaking out over things you can't change, focus on what you can and watch yourself grow, improve, and stress less.

[TuxedoTalk]

Seeing what the stoics went through in their time and their response to it makes me see I live in a culture of exceptional weakness.

[ZMondoHype]

“Lost your job? Good. More time to get better” - Jocko Willink

[elielsolis]

As a person who has struggled with autoimmune disease, depression and being physically disabled, I can really relate to this way of thinking.. it has kept me going.. in not being so optimistic about life how most people will tell you, but to endure and accept the pain and struggle and learn to accept it’s a part of life.

[nicoleonfeels]

Time and energy are precious. Spend them on things that are within your realm of control.

[TheCompleteHuman]

“Waste no more time arguing what a good man should be. Be one!” —Marcus Aurelius

[MindNow]

*BE PATIENT, Everything will be alright* 🙏
One of the hardest lesson I had to learn bc I paid the price for it