How To Keep Your New Year's Resolutions - Epictetus (Stoicism)

In this video we will be talking about The 10 ways to keep our New Year’s Resolutions from the writings of Epictetus. Epictetus was one of the most influential teachers of the later years of the school of Stoicism. So here are 10 ways from Epictetus’s discourses, that will help you in keeping your New Year’s resolutions.

So here are 10 ways to keep our New Year’s Resolutions from the writings of Epictetus -
01. Keep your resolutions simple
02. Routine is everything
03. Replace bad habits
04. Don’t Share your resolutions with everyone
05. Give no excuses
06. Don’t wait for other people’s validation
07. Reward yourself
08. Review your day
09. Never Ever Ever give up
10. Always keep evolving

Hope you enjoyed this video and find these insights on keeping New Year’s resolutions helpful. .

Epictetus was a Greek/Roman philosopher of the Hellenistic period. He managed to overcome huge obstacles in developing from a crippled Roman slave to become one of the most popular and sought after philosophers of his time.

Stoicism is a school of Hellenistic philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium in Athens in the early 3rd century BC. Even though it is over 2000 years old, more and more people are discovering how Stoicism is not only relevant to modern times, but can be applied in very simple, yet strong ways.

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[PhilosophiesforLife]

Epictetus says “If you want to improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid”.
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[LetsTalkPhilosophy]

To value my time as my most precious resource, and to use it accordingly. This will be my goal for the coming year.

[QuestforaMeaningfulLife]

Good old Epictetus, he knew how to be simple and clear and get right to the heart of the issue!

[taptwice]

Thank you for mentioning quiting smoking. I just kicked it ...for real this time.

[mouniamobtil]

Thank you for your videos ' this was very helpful and eye-opening . i'm a 17yo girl who's struggling to make her life better and acheive her goals . it's never easy to do so specialy with unstable mental health, unsupportive parents and ummature friends ; 2019 was a year of self-distruction and weekness but i will try my best to make 2020 the best year of mylife . wish you guys a verry happy new year

[St.OlGa.]

Social reality is ...my reality and I realised that recently. I thoroughly enjoyed this and found it very helpful.

[abybrhn]

very helpful and easy steps for the new year . wish the best for people everywhere.

[moshefabrikant]

5:05
Do something instead of doing the bad habit.
Sickness grows in mind
6:30
Have a plan when you have the urge of doing something bad.
8:20
Don't tell people you about to do something untill you do it.
Don't share something with everybody.
10:00
Excuses is why you fail.
Never excuse yourself if it's important for you.
But think of it if it wasn't important would you make excuses.?
13:00
Stick to your goals.
No what people are saying.
Better have a good environment then a bad one.
13:55
Reward yourself for your actions.
Do a milestone.
And reward after it yourself.
15:05
Those rewards shouldn't hurt you.
15:30
Journal yourself.
And be brutally honest when doing it.
Release it to the public and do it stoicly
16:30
Do ever give up.
If you say something and you set it. You better make it.
This is a muscle.
What molds you is how you keep pushing forward.
If you go back, and stop pushing yourself forward when you made yourself to aim at that goal
You are nothing but getting weaker
18:50
Take a break and celebrate your goal

[salkinfamilychiropractic]

Sometimes I find its ok to share a resolution with one friend so that one friend can keep you in check with your goal.

[ct]

Absolutely loved the scientific explanation about why we fail if we share our goals/resolutions to openly with others!!

[who_cares]

Love your content. Wish you all peace, positivity and

[steveshepherd]

And a Happy New Year to you too 🙏. Your words of wisdom, put into video form, and that can be understood clearly, are always thought provoking, to the point, philosophical and very interesting.

I look forward to viewing and inwardly digesting more from your excellent videos during 2020 ... But, one question please, I see such a close relationship between Stoicism and Buddhism at times, in your opinion, could the latter have influenced the former?

Thanks for your time and thanks for introducing me to Stoicism ... truly thought provoking. Steve U.K.

[ossen]

Don't vocalise your vision - pursue it and lead by an example

[MAArch-ecse]

Very good life lessons. Thanks for video.

[fraidoonw]

great! thanks! have a wonderful new year!

[gridcoregilry]

amazing overview! it digs so deep in some of these processes, it is really incredible. Thx for this greatly narrated and edited video! Just found your channel and I am really happy to find it, because it is exactly what I do want to know about right now... Keep it up, love from Germany!

[thelaz]

Thanks for the videos I appreciate them they help alot

[ricardoveiga]

Thanks a lot for this precious and motivating content!

[rurig]

How to keep a New Years resolution and keep it? Easy. Don’t have one in the first place.

[mariah]

Ohh nice you to give a class
Thanks for sharing