5 Rules For Life From Epictetus - Ryan Holiday​ #shorts

5 Rules For Life From Epictetus - Ryan Holiday​ #shorts
1. Only focus on what's in your control
“The chief task in life is simply this: to identify and separate matters so that I can say clearly to myself which are externals not under my control, and which have to do with the choices I actually control…”

2. Put every impression to the test.
"Don't let the force of an impression when it first hits you knock you off your feet; just say to it: Hold on a moment; let me see who you are and what you represent. Let me put you to the test."

3. Always grab things by the right handle
“Every event has two handles—one by which it can be carried, and one by which it can’t. If your brother does you wrong, don’t grab it by his wronging...Instead, use the other—that he is your brother...hold the handle that carries.”

4. Don't be complicit in taking offense.
If someone succeeds in provoking you, realize that your mind is complicit in the provocation.

5. Appreciate things but don't need them.
“Whenever anyone assents to what is false, one may be sure that he does not willingly give his assent to falsehood but rather that what is false seemed to him to be true.”