It's interesting to see how Stoicism is gaining ground in the mainstream.
Non-philosophers aren't distracted by dogma and only want to keep what works. Now, my buddy @AliAbdaal published a great video about how Stoicism makes him happier.
A thread with takeaways.
Non-philosophers aren't distracted by dogma and only want to keep what works. Now, my buddy @AliAbdaal published a great video about how Stoicism makes him happier.
A thread with takeaways.
Ali and his friend Sam created a Skillshare class named "How to be Happier". In it, they discuss five fundamental principles of Stoicism and five life areas to apply them.
In this video, they discuss give Stoic ideas and how it has helped them.
In this video, they discuss give Stoic ideas and how it has helped them.
The main idea in Stoicism is the Dichotomy of Control:
Some things are in your control, and others are not.
This is an extremely simple idea, but the effects on your emotional wellbeing are enormous when you look at every situation through that lens.
Some things are in your control, and others are not.
This is an extremely simple idea, but the effects on your emotional wellbeing are enormous when you look at every situation through that lens.
The stories you tell yourself disturb you, not what happens to you.
Labeling happens quickly and often unconsciously, but has a significant emotional impact.
Knowing what labels you attach to situations and challenging them rationally fends off negative emotions.
Labeling happens quickly and often unconsciously, but has a significant emotional impact.
Knowing what labels you attach to situations and challenging them rationally fends off negative emotions.
We suffer more in imagination than in reality.
We think about the future and often imagine horrible things that never came to be.
A potent antidote is to put yourself deliberately in uncomfortable situations, so you can discover they're nothing to fear.
We think about the future and often imagine horrible things that never came to be.
A potent antidote is to put yourself deliberately in uncomfortable situations, so you can discover they're nothing to fear.
Train for adversity in life.
When you never remind yourself that unfortunate things may happen, you're more likely to be affected when something does happen.
You don't prepare for battle when it's about to start; you train, so you're ready to act whenever the need arises.
When you never remind yourself that unfortunate things may happen, you're more likely to be affected when something does happen.
You don't prepare for battle when it's about to start; you train, so you're ready to act whenever the need arises.
*five Stoic ideas
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