Don't Worry, Everything is Out of Control | Stoic Antidotes to Worry

The ancient Stoics aimed to embrace the unpredictability of the future and many other things that are not within the individual’s control. In their writings, the Stoics left us some valuable antidotes that could help us worry less in a universe out of control.

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00:00 - Intro
02:28 - (1) Being prudent
05:32 - (2) Not being a cowardly scout
08:03 - (3) Not being a beggar
10:04 - (4) Being content with fate

[Vampress]

Every time I watch these videos I get a sense of detachment which is very calming. The problem is I am unable to make it last.

[sandrab]

If you are depressed, you are living in the past. If you are anxious, living in the future. If you are at peace you are living in the moment. – Lao Tzu

[vladyslavanufriiev]

the mere phrase "don't worry, everything is out of control" is so paradoxical, yet does wonders

[mindfulnesswithmatt]

I always ask myself does worrying actually change the results? And most of the time it’s a no. Try our best and make the most of our fate is the way to go. Well said

[maximelagace]

"Relax. Nothing is under control." -Adi Da
"The first step: Don’t be anxious. Nature controls it all." -Marcus Aurelius

[explorer.samrat]

You have control over your mind, not outside events... realise this and you will find strength - Marcus Aurelius 🙏🏻

[natecw]

One of the most calming things I learned from brain cancer is that of life is outside my control. Wasting energy on things you don't control is a foolish endeavor.

[Hafessor]

I was just taking a short break from work and browsing YouTube and told myself that i could sure use a new einzelganger video right now and suddey i get a notification for this

[Belief_Before_Glory]

I hope these two little Stoic quotes help someone needing to hear them:
"We suffer more in imagination than in reality."
—Seneca

"Man is not worried by real problems so much as by his imagined anxieties about real problems."
—Epictetus
All the best!💜

[FelixSkura]

"Fear doesn’t control us by dominating our emotions. It controls us by quietly convincing us that our comfort is more important than happiness.”

[hilarystewart]

"Those desiring to escape from suffering hasten right toward suffering. With the very desire for happiness, out of delusion they destroy their own happiness as if it were an enemy." Shantideva

[HuanLeVuong]

I went from saying "It can't be worse" to "It only gets worse, so whatever", I can say I'm happier than before.

[sailom]

Needed this. Had an event happened around this time I think of yearly. Always tend to get lost in the thoughts. Stay strong everyone

[mariAAAAAA_r]

It's been somewhat half a year that I've found your channel and it has helped me tremendously
The way you express knowledge and personal beliefs is thought provoking and mind opening
Recently got the opportunity to read your second book and it didn't disappoint, keep up the good work!

[johnknowles]

I remember when I was happiest when I focused on making a better me without letting myself get to distracted. Those days are long gone, and I too worry alot about all kinds of things, and it's taken its toll on my health. I am here trying to just find piece of mind. It seems to involve alot of just letting things go, and finding the positives in life, and I guess some form of acceptance. These things aren't always easy to do.

[dillionlynn]

If you can do something about it, then don't stress and just do it. If you can't do anything about it, then don't stress, and just let it be out of your control.

[Austin_B]

“If we embrace anything the future provides us with, what is left to worry about.” Truly powerful final words 🙏

[Snikit]

I’m so bad at controlling my worries no matter how many times they don’t come to pass, but I am working on it, and I really appreciate these videos you make. Thank you. ✨💎✨

[Jade_Hanson]

I'm a stoic by nature however I have to admit. The unpredictable and uncontrollable do weigh on you every once in a while.

[shrimantj]

1. Being prudent: be aware of the fantasies that your mind creates and do not indulge in them endlessly
2. Not being a cowardly scout: evaluate if your perception of reality is actually real or driven by your fears (also evaluate if death and other miseries are actually bad or just indifferent reality)
3. Not being a beggar: focus on the things under our control rather than begging Gods/Universe for a future actuality not under our control
4. Being content with fate: embrace whatever the future brings us (don't let your contentment be driven by your desires being met in the future - possibly by desiring nothing)