How to Think Clearly | The Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius

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In this video, I talk about how to think clearly.

The better you get at thinking, the better you get at solving problems. And good thinking begins with clarity.

And if you want to think clearly and improve your ability to solve your own problems, organize your thoughts. Reduce their ambiguity and make them clear by turning them into simple if-then statements. Clear logic leads to clear thoughts. Clear thoughts lead to clear and intentional action. Clear and intentional action leads to clear feedback. Clear feedback leads to an improved understanding of the world. And a clearer understanding of the world leads to a better ability to solve problems.

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(1) Videos are just my opinion, for entertainment and informational purposes. Just some things to think about—not advice.

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[rajeshmanatkar]

The fact that nobody talks about the book whispers of manifestation on borlest speaks volumes about how people are stuck in a trance

[GrowthMindsetChannel]

"The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts." ~ Marcus Aurelius 🙏😊

[samratchattopadhyay]

We have power over our mind, not outside events... realise this & you will find strength

- Marcus, the Greatest Stoic. 🙏🏻

[titusmkandawire]

We use "If - Then" conditional statements in programming and it it a very good basis for making good intuitive programs. I didn't give it much thought as to apply it to all areas of life, this make so much sense.

[martinesejour]

So simple, yet so profound. The answer was right there. The power of “If-then.”

[hridaychasat]

"One must be able to think clearly rather than to think deeply which can be quite insane"

[angelcastaneda]

"If someone can prove me wrong and show me my mistake in any thought or action, I shall gladly change. I seek the truth, which never harmed anyone: the harm is to persist in one's own self-deception and ignorance.” -Marcus Aurelius.
Most of our control stops at "intentional action, " the reason for this is because most outcomes (feedback) are still not within our control. Our "understanding of the world" could also be subjective but if it promotes pragmatic and healthy psychological wellbeing. . .so be it!

[cooperlilley]

Im very grateful for my father. Althoughout my life, he has told me of mind-over-matter. If you want to be happy, then simply be happy, if you want to be angry, sad, confused, or disappointed, then you will be. You are in control of how you react to your surroundings. You cant always control your surroundings, but you can control how you act and react, and influence the world around you. This is one of the hundreds of lessons hes taught me in just the last 18 years. Im not religious, but i hope there is a heaven simply so he can go there when he passes, he deserves it and so much more. I love you dad, ill be better than you, for you ❤️

[shresthaditya]

1:00-Clear Thought is unambiguous, captures the essence of a problem, can be communicated by if then statements for eg you will turn on the tap water will come
2:40-Organise your thoughts
2:48-Reduce the ambiguity and make them clear
3:10-Clear Logic -> Clear Thoughts -> Intentional Action -> Clear Feedback -> Improved Understanding of the World -> Better Ability to solve problems

[yassinesafraoui]

I guess the hardest part of the process of thinking is in the feedback, how to use it to improve the logical chain that you had to predict the feedback especially when predictions doesn't match reality which is usually the case, I think being able to divide a logical chain into the most elementary blocks that form it is just so hard and it's such a powerful ability, because if you master it's way easier to find out what was wrong with your logical chain.
PS: this is so frequent with programming actually

[formidable]

Life is a circle but you can break the spiral, self awareness is the key to freedom. ❤

[ravishekhawat]

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[painay]

He explained how he click baited us. Bravos

[mohammedelhaddany]

i just think that his voice is very calming and it really help with capturing every word and letting it dive in our conscious

[mindfulnesswithmatt]

Agreed with the clarity part. Would add the nuance that sometimes clarity entails being lost to arrive at that clarity

[malikpilo]

Clear thinking will make your actions more accurate and precise which will make your learning potential high. Foggy ideas will let you wonder what was wrong, and you'll only keep assuming and lost in thought with no way to improve.
Thanks for the video, Im actually exploring more this side, and seeing you post it feels like a sign from the universe.

[kiloocal]

This is going to help me a lot! I like to think deeply and solve problems from many angles. But the process is almost always unorganized. That is because I do not have confidence in my mini conclusions. Boiling it down from an if then statements gives me that confidence since the if statement serves as a reason of what ever follows.
I sometimes conclude things intuitively so I am not exactly sure why they're right. This causes me to look for the reasons behind instead of moving forward, causing me to be slow.

It's weird. There are times I think so fast probably because of coffee and a boost of confidence but there are times where I can't even trust myself. I guess I am just excessively careful with my thoughts that it's no longer benefitting me.

I find it difficult to read a simple paragraph without trying to dissect and understand it far deeper than intended. It makes me feel dumb.

[maks_st]

Love the new animation! And the quality of your content, i.e. thoughts, is top notch as usual.

[ayman]

“Here is a rule to remember in future, when anything tempts you to feel bitter: not “This is misfortune, ” but “To bear this worthily is good fortune.”

Rest in Peace Marcus Aurelius, <3

[eliasmelesse]

"A clear thought leads to clear and intentional action" you got me on that one!
Keep up the good work!