Toxic Habits The Stoics Want You To Stop Doing

Marcus said we should “learn to ask of all actions, ‘Why are they doing that?’ Starting with your own.”

Because of how Stoicism survives to us—mostly in the form of scraps and fragments and letters—we don’t exactly have a list of dos and don’ts. There are no Ten Commandments of Stoicism. No definitive book of what they believed or didn’t.

But in those scraps and fragments, we do get plenty. We know what Seneca tried to do every night as he closed the day. We know what Marcus tried to think about in the morning. We know what Epictetus and Musonius Rufus said we ought to avoid doing. It’s that latter category that’s worth thinking about today. What habits did the Stoics say we ought to cease, what vices should we avoid?

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[ivanhernandez]

Your channel popped up about a week ago, the day after my breakup with my gf of 3 years my first love. It couldn’t have come at a better time. It’s helped me get though my days without having negative thoughts. It even made me wanna start reading meditation -hays translation. I felt the pain of loosing the feeling of what love was. I wish you the best and thank you for helping me and everyone who’s going to a hard time🙏🏼❤️

[lawrencecongdon]

I am a practicing Nichiren Buddhist, and I am amazed how close Stoicism - and what you advise - is to it! Nichiren wrote to a hot-headed samurai, "Worthy persons deserve to be called so because they are not carried away by the eight winds: prosperity, decline, disgrace, honor, praise, censure, suffering, and pleasure. They are neither elated by prosperity nor grieved by decline." Which is not to say one should be unemotional, or necessarily 'detached'; we're all only human, and we feel all these things, just try not to let them control you.

[spaceboundcadillac]

With my mother passing last summer.
I just happened to stumble upon this channel and I started reading "how to be stoic".
Stoicism has helped me come to terms with my grieving and has opened my eyes to the support from my wife family and friends. ❤😊

[AnaRuppenthal-rgqd]

4:30 Don't seek power
5:42 Be free of passion
6:19 Stop complaining
6:47 Stop trusting appearances
7:31 Stop wanting beyond your means

[Teuton-nird]

"You always have the option of having no opinion. There's never any need to get worked up or to trouble your soul about things you can't control. These things are not asking to be judged by you. Leave them alone." AMEN!!! I could honestly use this in school lol. Everyone's always so judgemental of eveything. Its very tiring. Its comforting to hear the Emperor himself say, "You dont have to give a damn." Life would be so peaceful without all the worries about things that don't even involve me.

[MrFloydsUniverse]

I have the four don't quotes written and taped to my front door. I speak each one outloud before I leave my home each time. Grateful 🙏😇🤗🦋❤️❣️

[rubycubez]

Complaining/ self victimizing is one of my biggest pet peeves in ppl. I can understand venting occasionally but if there is a new "woe is me" issue that comes up everytime I speak or see a person, I limit contact with them. Especially if you offer solutions and their response is a "yea...but".

[StoicEvolution]

"As long as you live, keep learning how to live." - Seneca

[uncledaybkk]

I just finished Marcus Aurelius 'Meditations' for the first time today. Such a great read. Definitely, a book a will keep with me forever.

[vijaykannanhere]

Ryan you're a blessing to all of us <3 ! Thank you for the daily stoic ! Your book " Obstacle is the way " totally changed me and changing me ! God Bless !

[fearlvrattata]

Poverty isn't having too little; it's wanting more. What an incredible quote.

[seanmysel]

One bad habit I literally dropped was watching and following sporting events. And I worked in that industry but you start to realize you have ZERO influence over the outcomes and no amount of cheering, booing, or yelling will make a difference. Then, even if your team wins you don't materially gain anything but you've lost a lot of time to do other things.

[axonjogi]

I love what you have to say, believe it and try to follow. For me the speed and urgency in your speech feels like typical new presentation in the US. It causes me to feel very anxious and tense. Perhaps it’s just my age. Thank you for all your work and gidance on practicing stoicism.

[LadiesofPurposeTV]

A great reminder to never complain not even to ourselves. It reminds me speaking life into the situation;). We are as we think.

[randecolley]

More women should watch your utube videos. I'm an elderly woman, and you are my go to. Thank you so much for these high-minded stoic information.

[ForCoffeeSake]

The best piece of stoic wisdom I heard for dealing with my maturity and schizophrenia is, life's not a dress rehearsal

[gabrielacurti]

I loved this video! In fact, I have a blackboard at home on which I wrote all the Don'ts to discuss with my teenage boy and girl and transform them into Do, since our brains can't process the word Don't or No.
Thank you Ryan! From Argentina ❤

[carolinewolf]

I don't ever wanna be toxic, and just concentrate on being always helpful and useful always, and being a good person♥️

[richardmorrelli]

A challenge to practice, much less remember: Be Love. Thanks for your efforts, sir!

[michaelriera]

I’m just learning about Stoicism. Thank you.