Financial Freedom Won't Set You Free (These Stoic Tips Will)

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[Missa_and_Catula]

Watching this on the night crazy tariffs start. This helped remind me how much more is to life, even during difficult times. ❤

[jonfibonacci]

1. The dichotomy of control (some things are up to us, some are not)
2. The opinion trap (always judging things will leave you miserable)
3. Beware of anxious abundance (slavery to wealth)
4. You’re an actor (focus on your own role)
5. Everything has two handles (control your response to things)
6. Run your own race (be the best version of yourself, freedom to be yourself)
7. It’s your sparring partner (embrace challenges and grow from obstacles)
8. They can’t take your mind (a broken leg is an impediment to the body but not the mind)
9. Its never going to go your way (wish and accept for things to be the way they are)
10. Think about death (don’t waste your life because time is limited, enjoy each moment)

Thanks Ryan! (:

[Stoiccc]

Ryan. Avid Meditations practitioner here. This is your best video yet. Your talent is making proven philosophy simple and relevant to a philosophical stunted world. Constant improvements in your work are evident in this video, bravo.

[gurupi]

'It may be better to starve than to live impatiently in abundance' great line for today. How many billionaires and politicians are miserable; that only care about their yearly investment growth rate or how to keep their title to feel important?

People get so deep into 'more' they never realize when they have enough.

[WerkToday]

"The things you own, end up owning you. -Tyler Durden

[venky]

Gold.
People who missed this...i wish they soon find this.

[MotivationMomentum-]

I never realized how much Stoicism could improve my mental resilience. Keep up the great content!

[michelep.]

The advice you give is beneficial. The best advice I found was in the book Meditation for Dummies by Stephan Bodian. This book taught mantra meditation where you recite a mantra in your mind repeatedly and anytime your mind wanders you bring your focus back to reciting the mantra repeatedly. I did this for 45 minutes, 5 days a week for 18 months. I would write out my negative thoughts and come up with a positive mantra that contradicted the negative thinking. I changed my mantra every week and slowly but surely my thoughts began to change and became more positive. Also my thoughts became more calm. Also, this book suggested feeling feelings such as anger, fear, jealousy and pride until they go away rather than suppressing or acting on these feelings. I am an INFP, a dominant feeler, who tried to suppress these feelings for years. When I gave myself permission to feel these feelings until they went away, I was much happier. Also easier to feel feelings until they go away rather than suppressing or acting on them after practicing mantra meditation nearly every day.

[leannmcgee]

Absolutely your best ever that helps me so much! I’ve listened to it several times, and I will continue to listen to it for the rest of my life.

[CollinRutherford]

Truly, freedom isn’t about material wealth but about our response to life’s challenges.

[totallyfrozen]

1:04 Oh! How I WISH I’d discovered stoicism when I was 19! You were blessed, man. 👍🏻

[JakeOlsonTheSnake]

Been following you on and off for years. This video and the way you framed these ideas were so striking. The clarity and simplicity with which you spoke are marked.

Keep up the good work. Cheers from AZ

[kirbyingles]

This video was absolutely fantastic! 🧠📚 The way Ryan broke down the Stoic philosopher’s teachings on controlling our responses and focusing on what’s within our power was really eye-opening.

Epictetus really nails it when he says that we can’t control external events, only our reactions to them. It ties perfectly with the idea of choosing how we respond to life’s challenges. Ryan’s insights on this were both profound and practical, and they’ve got me reflecting a lot on how I handle different situations in my own life.

[RelatosdeRiqueza]

I never thought I'd say this, but maybe having less really can make you more free. It's like Epictetus said, even the powerful can be slaves to their circumstances.

[dimsun]

A challenging sparring partner. That is the most optimistic view I've heard of as of yet. Thank you.

[likesgood]

This is such an awesome one. Thanks for your analogies dude...sometimes knowing something, but having it put in the way you feel...finally it clicks. Really cool video. really appreciate the title too. nothing is required but your character. no joining fee in this club. thanks man.

[flvflv]

Thank you...for some reason this video hits me in a meaningful way.

[danieldoucet]

I had a philosopher friend who spent as little money as possible. I called him epic tight ass.

[tonygolledge]

It’s so good to hear you leaning on Epictetus. He would probably disagree with me saying we need more of what he gave.
But thank you for Bringing more of him to our attention.

[stoistica]

Such a great video explaining Epictetus! Thank you Ryan!